Zdravko Chavdarov

Zdravko Chavdarov
Personal information
Full nameZdravko Milkov Chavdarov
Date of birth24 January 1981
Place of birthSmolyan, Bulgaria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Lyubimets 2007
Number1
Youth career
Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004Maritsa Plovdiv0(0)
2004–2008Rodopa Smolyan60(0)
2008–2009Sliven 200028(0)
2009–2012CSKA Sofia12(0)
2013Botev Vratsa8(0)
2014–Lyubimets 20073(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zdravko Chavdarov (Bulgarian: Здравко Чавдаров; born 24 January 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing as a goalkeeper for Lyubimets 2007.

Career

Zdravko started his career in Maritsa. In 2004 he moved to Rodopa on a free transfer and spent 4 years there. After the promotion of Sliven 2000 to the Bulgarian top division, he joined them and was first-choice goalkeeper for the whole 2008/09 season.

CSKA Sofia

On 24 June 2009, Chavdarov signed with CSKA Sofia along with his teammates Ivan Stoyanov, Kostadin Stoyanov and Kosta Yanev. On 30 July 2009, he managed a clean sheet in his official debut for the Armymen in a 1–0 home win against Northern Irish side Derry City. However, his debut for CSKA in the league was postponed after he sustained a head injury in the return leg against the Northern Irish team. Chavdarov subsequently lost his place in the first team in favour of Ivan Karadzhov, following the latter's convincing displays. However, after Karadzhov started running through a bad patch of form, Chavdarov finally made his first appearance in the league for CSKA on 1 November 2009, in a 0–2 away loss to Litex Lovech. On 27 March 2010, he played in his first Eternal Derby against Levski Sofia and kept a clean sheet for a 0–0 draw.

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