Nikolay Bodurov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back, Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | PFC Litex Lovech | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2009 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 104 | (1) |
| 2009– | Litex Lovech | 93 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Bulgaria | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov (Bulgarian: Николай Бодуров; born 30 May 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays for PFC Litex Lovech and the Bulgarian national team, mainly as a centre-back.[1]
Career
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Bodurov started to play football in Pirin 1922. On 8 August 2004, he made his first appearance for senior squad in the B PFG, when he was only 18 years old, in a match versus Shumen. He earned 34 appearances in 2004–05 season.
Bodurov scored his only goal for the team during a 2007–08 season. On 27 October 2007, he scored a last-minute goal to secure a 1–0 away win over Vidima-Rakovski.
In the 2008–09 season with the team, he qualified for the final of Bulgarian Cup. Bodurov played in 125 matches at the club of Blagoevgrad until 2009.
Litex Lovech
In July 2009, Litex Lovech signed Bodurov[2] on a four-year deal.[citation needed] He was given the number 33 shirt. He made his competitive debut for Litex on 1 August 2009, against Levski Sofia for the Bulgarian Supercup. Bodurov made his league debut against Montana on 30 August, playing the full 90 minutes. The game ended with a 3–0 victory to Litex.[3] On 25 March 2010, he netted his first goal for the club, scoring header in the 1–0 home win against Sliven 2000.[4] In his first season playing for Litex, he made 18 appearances in the A PFG and ended the season winning his first league golden medal. During a campaign, he was mainly used as a right-back.[5]
On 20 December 2010, Bodurov was named 2010 A PFG Defender of the Year.[6] He collected his second A PFG title winner's medal at the end of the 2010–11 season.
On 3 August 2011, he scored the only goal for Litex in a 1–3 away loss against Wisła Kraków in the Champions League qualifying match.[7] On 21 August 2011, as a result of injury to regular captain Nebojša Jelenković,[8] Bodurov captained Litex for the first time in the last 22 minutes against Svetkavitsa at the Lovech Stadium in a 6–0 Litex victory.[9] A week later, he scored his first league goal of the 2011–12 season in a 2–0 win at Slavia Sofia.[10]
Club Statistics
As of 29 March 2013
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Pirin 1922 | 2004–05 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2006–07 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Pirin total | 104 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1 | |||||
| Litex Lovech | 2009–10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Litex total | 80 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 104 | 8 | |||||
| Career total | 184 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 229 | 9 | |||||
International career
On 8 October 2010, Bodurov made his debut for the Bulgarian national team[11] in the 1–0 away win in a Euro 2012 qualifying match against Wales in Cardiff. During a 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Denmark on 26 March 2013, Bodurov ruptured his ligament of ankle,[12] and received surgery two days later.[13] He reclaimed his starting spot for the national team following his return from injury, but was sent off on 11 October 2013, in the 1:2 away loss against Armenia in a World Cup qualifier.[14]
National team
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 |
Honours
Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A PFG: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2010
References
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Nikolay Bodurov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ↑ "Литекс взе Бодуров от Пирин" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 5 July 2009.
- ↑ "Litex 3–0 Montana". soccerway.com. 30 August 2009.
- ↑ "Литекс стигна до минимален успех срещу Сливен" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 25 March 2010.
- ↑ "Бодуров недоволства от Червенков" (in Bulgarian). topsport.com. 6 March 2010.
- ↑ "Годината на Бодуров" (in Bulgarian). webcafe.bg. 23 December 2010.
- ↑ "Wisła within sight after ousting Litex". uefa.com. 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "Литекс размаза слабака Светкавица с 6:0" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Литекс закопа Светкавица" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Slavia 0–2 Litex" (in Bulgarian). soccerway.com. 21 August 2011.
- ↑ Nikolay Bodurov at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Бодуров е със скъсана връзка" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Оперираха Бодуров, аут до края на сезона" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Адио, Рио! Националите не издържаха в Армения" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 14 October 2013.
External links
- Nikolay Bodurov profile at Soccerway
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