Yordan Minev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yordan Milchev Minev | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 5 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Belasitsa Petrich | 41 | (1) |
| 2004 | Rodopa Smolyan | 10 | (0) |
| 2004 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 15 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Botev Plovdiv | 105 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | CSKA Sofia | 42 | (1) |
| 2011 | Botev Plovdiv | 10 | (1) |
| 2011– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 86 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Bulgaria | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yordan Minev (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Йордан Минев; born 14 October 1980) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgarian national team as a defender.
Career
Yordan Minev started his career in home town Pazardzhik for local team Hebar. Between 2001 and 2003, Minev played in PFC Belasitsa from Petrich. Then, from January 2004 until June 2004 he played in Rodopa from Smolyan. In 2005 he joined Botev Plovdiv.
CSKA Sofia
In January 2009, Minev signed with CSKA Sofia. He gradually established himself as the first choice right back in the team after Luboslav Penev's appointment as manager. On 23 May 2009, Minev received a second yellow card in the redmen's match against Lokomotiv Sofia.
Minev was released from CSKA in March 2011, as he was unable to stake a claim to first choice defender status under head coach Milen Radukanov.
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 30 May 2011, Minev signed a contract with newly promoted Ludogorets Razgrad.[1] He made his competitive debut for Ludogorets on 6 August, in a 0–0 home league draw against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. In his first season playing for Ludogorets, Minev made 28 appearances in the A group and ended the season winning his first league golden medal.
On 26 September 2013, he was alleged to have failed a doping test by FIFA (in reality the medical substances had been legally administered by a doctor), but was almost immediately cleared of any wrongdoing.
On 22 October 2014, Minev scored his first goal for Ludogorets, scoring a crucial last-minute winning goal in a 1–0 home win over Basel in the group stage of the Champions League.[2]
Notable accomplishments
Minev is currently in the "top 20 footballer" club when it comes to the number of matches played for Bulgarian clubs in European competitions. As of 9 December 2014, he has appeared in 37 games in total - 13 for CSKA Sofia and 24 for Ludogorets Razgrad.[3][4]
International career
Yordan Minev made his debut for the national side on 19 November 2008 in the 1–6 loss against Serbia in a friendly match, which was also Savo Milosevic's farewell appearance. He played over the course of the last 20 minutes of the game, during which Bulgaria did not concede.[5]
In October 2011, Minev was recalled to the national team by caretaker manager Mihail Madanski for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales, but remained an unused substitute for the match. He played as a starter for the first time on 26 May 2012 (alongside his twin brother Veselin Minev), in the 2–1 away win over the Netherlands in an exhibition game.[6] He was an everpresent part of the Bulgarian defense during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, appearing in 8 of the 10 matches.
Career statistics
National team
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
Family
He has a twin brother, Veselin who is also a footballer.
Honours
Club
- Ludogorets
- A PFG (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2012
References
- ↑ "Лудогорец подписа с бивш защитник на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 30 May 2011.
- ↑ "Ludogorets 1-0 Basel: Minev snatches victory at the death against 10-man Swiss champions". goal.com. 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Близнака Минев до Пената, Панов и Аладжов, в Топ 20 е за мачове в Европа". topsport.bg. 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "Yordan Minev player profile and match log". soccerway.com. 2014.
- ↑ "Сърбия ни разцепи с 6:1, Бербо напусна, Данчев вдига луд скандал по Канал 1" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ↑ "Netherlands vs. Bulgaria matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
External links
- Yordan Minev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sportal.bg
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