Diyan Donchev

Diyan Donchev
Personal information
Full nameDiyan Donchev Donchev
Date of birth8 January 1974
Place of birthVarna, Bulgaria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender (retired)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–2000Spartak Varna117(12)
1995Cherno More (loan)12(3)
2000AEK Athens1(0)
2001Spartak Varna31(2)
2001Lokomotiv Sofia7(0)
2002Spartak Varna25(0)
2003Cherno More4(0)
2003–2008Lokomotiv Sofia112(0)
2008–2009Spartak Varna12(0)
2009–2010Sportist Svoge15(0)
2010Dorostol 200314(0)
2011–2012Spartak Varna27(0)
National team
1999Bulgaria1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Diyan Donchev (Bulgarian: Диян Дончев; born 8 January 1974 in Varna) is a former Bulgarian footballer. As a player he was a defender and midfielder from 1992 to 2012.

He played for Spartak Varna and Lokomotiv Sofia, having also had spells with Greek side AEK Athens, Cherno More, Sportist Svoge and Dorostol Silistra. He was capped once for the Bulgarian team in 1999.

International career

In March 1999 the Bulgarian national coach Dimitar Dimitrov called Donchev in Bulgaria national football team for friendly match against Ukraine. Diyan made his debut, but the result of the match was a 0:1 loss for Bulgaria.

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