Dimitar Yakimov

Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov (Bulgarian: Димитър Николов Якимов; born 12 August 1941), is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He was an attacking midfielder and a forward. His league club was CSKA Sofia.

Dimitar Yakimov

Personal information
Full name	Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov
Date of birth	August 12, 1941
Place of birth	Šlegovo, Kingdom of Bulgaria, now North Macedonia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1960	Septemvri Sofia	21	(10)
1960–1974	CSKA Sofia	287	(141)
Total		308	(151)
National team
1959–1973	Bulgaria	67 [1]	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Yakimov was part of the Bulgaria under-18 team that won the 1959 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. On 11 October 1959 he first played for the Bulgarian senior squad; a match versus France.[2] Yakimov played for Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]

Honours

Club

Septemvri Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 1959–60

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian League (7): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
• Bulgarian Cup (4): 1960–61, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1971–72

Individual

• Bulgarian League top scorer: 1970–71 (26 goals)

References

1. player stats EU Football. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
2. "Bulgaria 1–0 France 11.10.1959". eu-football.info.
3. "Dimitar Yakimov Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.