Kostadin Stoyanov

Kostadin Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Костадин Стоянов; born 2 May 1986) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as defender.[2] Stoyanov is a central defender.

Kostadin Stoyanov
Personal information
Full name Kostadin Stoyanov Stoyanov
Date of birth (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986
Place of birth Sliven, Bulgaria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Sliven
Chernomorets Burgas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Chernomorets Burgas 5 (0)
2005–2007 Zagorets 54 (6)
2007–2009 Sliven 2000 48 (2)
2009–2013 CSKA Sofia 61 (3)
2013 Beroe Stara Zagora 3 (0)
2015–2016 Vereya II ? (?)
2016 Botev Plovdiv 3 (0)
2016–2017 Vereya II 24 (6)
2017 Sozopol 11 (0)
Total 209 (17)
National team
2007 South-East Bulgaria 4 (0)
2009–2011 Bulgaria 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:20, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

Career

Stoyanov began his football career playing for Sliven, before joined Chernomorets Burgas.[3] Stoyanov made his B PFG debut on 21 August 2004, in Chernomorets's 1–0 defeat to Vihren Sandanski. In the summer of 2005 he joined Zagorets Nova Zagora.

In June 2007 he moved to OFC Sliven 2000. After a two good seasons in Sliven, on 24 June 2009, he signed a contract for 3 years with CSKA Sofia. He scored his first goal for the team on 20 September 2009 in the 2:0 win against Levski Sofia in The Eternal Derby of Bulgaria.

Stoyanov playing for CSKA in 2011

He retired from football in 2013 due to serious injury.[4]

Two years later and after a special intervention,[4] he came back from retirement with Vereya, but played with the second team most of the time. On 5 June 2016 Stoyanov scored 2 goals for Vereya II in the playoffs for V Group won by Vereya with 2-1. [5]

In the summer of 2016 he returned in the professional football by signing with Botev Plovdiv.[6] But was released after just 3 games and he returned to play for his local amateur Vereya II.[7]

On 25 June 2017 he signed with Sozopol.[8] After 11 matches with the team, he retired once again in the end of the year.

International career

In June 2007 he participated with the team in the European Football Championship for amateurs - UEFA Regions' Cup in Bulgaria.[9] On 26 June 2007 Stoyanov played in the final of the tournament, but Bulgaria lost the match against Poland with 1:2. On 2 October 2009 Stoyanov was called by the manager of the Bulgarian national football team Stanimir Stoilov for the matches against Cyprus and Georgia.[10]

References
  1. "Българите с половин сантиметър по-високи" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. "Stats Centre: Kostadin Stoyanov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.
  3. "Костадин Стоянов - "армеец" като дядо си" (in Bulgarian). sportline.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  4. Костадин Стоянов: Свалих 20 килограма, за да се върна
  5. Верея II спечели баража и ще играе в Югоизточна "В" група
  6. Костадин Стоянов: Ботев има голямо бъдеще
  7. Ботев освободи Костадин Стоянов след 195 минути игра
  8. Созопол връща Коста Стоянов във футбола
  9. "Regions' Cup break the making of Stoyanov". uefa.com. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  10. "Stoyanov's games for Bulgaria". soccernet.espn.go.com.
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