Kiril Kotev

Kiril Kotev (Bulgarian: Кирил Котев; born 18 April 1982) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the sporting director of CSKA 1948.

Kiril Kotev
Personal information
Full name Kiril Hristov Kotev
Date of birth (1982-04-18) 18 April 1982
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 CSKA 1948 (sporting director)
Youth career
Vihar Gorublyane
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Velbazhd Kyustendil 1 (0)
2001–2002 → Vidima-Rakovski (loan) 18 (2)
2002–2005 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 79 (7)
2005–2010 CSKA Sofia 83 (6)
2010 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 16 (0)
2011 Dalian Aerbin 23 (1)
2012–2013 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 22 (2)
2013–2015 Cherno More 60 (3)
2015–2017 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 57 (3)
2017–2018 CSKA 1948 29 (7)
Total 388 (31)
National team
2004–2009 Bulgaria 13 (1)
Teams managed
2018– CSKA 1948 (sporting director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In his youth years, Kotev started to play football at Vihar Gorublyane. At the age of 16 he moved to Velbazhd Kyustendil. In 2002 Kotev signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, with whom he became a Champion of Bulgaria and holder of Bulgarian Supercup in 2004. In the same year he made his debut for the Bulgaria national football team.

In January 2005, CSKA Sofia signed Kotev to a four-year deal for €100,000. After the departure of Aleksandar Tunchev and Valentin Iliev in the summer of 2008, he started to play a lot more regularly showing his great abilities, great sense for marking and also scoring some important goals for the club.

On 5 June 2013, Kotev signed with Cherno More.[2] He quickly became an important player and was made team captain in February 2014.[3] He left the club after his contract expired at the end of the 2014–15 season. On 26 May, it was announced that he will be released and Kotev was not included in the squad for the 2015 Bulgarian Cup Final.[4]

On 24 June 2015, Kotev signed a 1-year contract with his old club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[5] He was released on 15 June 2017[6] and publicly expressed his disappointment regarding the late announcement of the club's decision.[7]

On 7 July 2017 he joined CSKA 1948 in the Bulgarian Third League.[8]

On 12 June 2018, Kotev was appointed as sporting director of CSKA 1948 which marked his retirement as footballer.[9]

International career

He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, which exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase.[10]

Chinese League career statistics

(Correct as of 1 March 2012)

Season Club League League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011 Dalian Aerbin China League One 23110----241
Total 23110000024 1

Honours
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
CSKA Sofia

Dalian Aerbin

References
  1. "Профил на Кирил Котев" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. "Селекцията в "Черно море" върви по план" (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 5 June 2013.
  3. "Кирил Котев официално е новият капитан на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 11 February 2014.
  4. "Черно море се разделя с Котев, Бакари подписва днес" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 26 May 2015.
  5. "Котев и Бакалов вече са част от Локомотив Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv. 24 June 2015.
  6. "Войн Войнов: Градим отбор, който да радва феновете ни" (in Bulgarian). PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv. 15 June 2017.
  7. "Потвърди се новина на PlovdivDerby.com: Котев вече не е футболист на Локо Пд" (in Bulgarian). plovdivderby.com. 15 June 2017.
  8. "Кирил Котев: Аз съм футболист на ЦСКА!" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 7 July 2017.
  9. "Кирил Котев е новият спортен директор на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 12 June 2018.
  10. "И Кирил Котев в националния, защитникът на ЦСКА извикан заради несигурността в защита" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  11. "CHINA LEAGUE ONE > 2011". soccerway.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
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