Ivo Ivanov (footballer, born March 1985)

Ivo Ivanov
Personal information
Full name Ivo Ivanov Ivanov
Date of birth (1985-03-11) 11 March 1985
Place of birth Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Beroe Stara Zagora
Number 6
Youth career
1999–2003 Beroe Stara Zagora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Beroe Stara Zagora 107 (9)
2010–2012 Levski Sofia 33 (1)
2012– Beroe Stara Zagora 115 (3)
National team‡
2009– Bulgaria 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2016

Ivo Ivanov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Иво Иванов; born 11 March 1985 in Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian football defender who plays for and is the current club captain of Beroe Stara Zagora.[1]

Career

Beroe

Ivanov began his career in Beroe and made his debut in the 2003-04 season. On 6 May 2010, Beroe won the Bulgarian Cup, beating Chernomorets Pomorie in the final. Ivanov played through the whole match. On 18 October 2009, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away league win over Levski Sofia.

Levski Sofia

After playing seven seasons for Beroe, Ivanov signed a three-year-deal with Levski Sofia for a fee of around €100 000 on 8 June 2010.[2] He made his unofficial debut for Levski in a pre-season friendly match against Târgu Mureş on 30 June, entering the match as a substitute.

Ivanov made his competitive debut for Levski in a match against Dundalk - a second qualifying round for Europa League. Levski won the first match and the result was 6–0. In Europa League match against Lille held on 4 November 2010, Levski was leading 2–1 until Ivo Ivanov scored an own goal shortly before the conclusion of the game to make it 2-2.[3] On 17 April 2011, Ivanov scored the winning goal against Cherno More Varna in an A PFG match.[4]

Return to Beroe

On 31 July 2012, Ivanov re-joined Beroe as part of a player exchange deal sending Dimitar Vezalov to Levski Sofia.[5]

After the departure of Georgi Andonov from Beroe in August 2014, Ivanov was named as his replacement as club captain. On 20 January 2015, he signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Beroe until 2017.[6]

International

On 18 November 2009, Ivo Ivanov made his debut for the national team after coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Blagoy Georgiev in the 4:1 away win against Malta in a friendly match.[7] He earned his second cap on 10 October 2015, in the 0:3 away loss against Croatia in a Euro 2016 qualifier.[8]

Honours

Club

Beroe

Career statistics

As of 2 July 2015
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levski Sofia 2010–11 20130110341
2011–12 1302000150
2012–13 00002020
Beroe Stara Zagora 2012–13 1803000210
2013–14 2703110311
2014–15 2922000312
2015–16 00001010
Career totals 10731311501354

References

  1. ↑ "Ivo Ivanov sure for Levski".
  2. ↑ "Левски дава 100 000 евро за защитник от Берое" (in Bulgarian). trud.bg. 8 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Иво Иванов влезе в историята (видео), стана автор на най-бързия автогол". topsport.bg. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  4. ↑ "Черно море измъчи Левски, Иво Иванов герой за сините" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 17 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Левски върна Иво Иванов в Берое" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 31 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Иво Иванов преподписа с Берое" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 20 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Бербатов подобри рекорда на Бонев при 4:1 срещу Малта". dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Croatia - Bulgaria 3:0". flashscore.com. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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