{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Radoslav Dimitrov | image = Radoslav Dimitrov.jpg | upright = | caption = Dimitrov playing for Slavia Sofia in 2010 | full_name = Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Lovech, Bulgaria | height = 1.75 m | position = Right-back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1= 1996–2007 | youthclubs1= Litex Lovech | years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = Litex Lovech | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 =→ Montana (loan) | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2008 | clubs3 =→ Sportist Svoge (loan) | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2009–2014 | clubs4 = Slavia Sofia | caps4 = 134 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2010 | clubs5 =→ Montana (loan) | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = Levski Sofia | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2015–2016 | clubs8 = Botoșani | caps8 = 48 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2017–2019 | clubs9 = Universitatea Craiova | caps9 = 44 | goals9 = 2 | years10= 2019–2023 | clubs10= Sepsi OSK | caps10= 114 | goals10= 1 | years11= 2023 | clubs11= Universitatea Cluj | caps11= 7 | goals11= 0 | years12= 2024 | clubs12= Botoșani | caps12= 3 | goals12= 0 | years13= 2024–2025 | clubs13= Spartak Varna | caps13= 15 | goals13= 0 |totalcaps = 427 |totalgoals = 6 | nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U21 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalteam2 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 9 December 2024 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov''' ({{langx|bg|Радослав Бончев Димитров}}; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
==Club career== Dimitrov began his football career at the Litex Lovech's Youth Academy. He failed to break into the first team, and went out on loan to Montana and then Sportist Svoge.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}
In January 2009, Dimitrov joined Slavia Sofia.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=football24.bg|title=Славия взе Радослав Димитров|url=http://football24.bg/novina/15139|date=9 January 2009|language=Bulgarian|access-date=16 March 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114057/http://football24.bg/novina/15139|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his league debut on 9 March 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute during the 1–0 away win over Litex Lovech.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=guardian.co.uk|title=Litex Lovech 0–1 Slavia Sofia|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&mTEID=340&mCPID=11&Season=2008%20-%202009&CTID=7&CPID=11&TEID=340&RFID=&PLID=205146&MAID=402789&ListType=8&pStr=Match_Details&t=2|date=9 March 2009}}</ref> Dimitrov's first start for Slavia came on 17 March in their 5–2 away victory over Belasitsa Petrich, playing 56 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=guardian.co.uk|title=Belasitsa Petrich 2–5 Slavia Sofia|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&mTEID=340&mCPID=11&Season=2008%20-%202009&CTID=7&CPID=11&TEID=340&RFID=&PLID=205146&MAID=402809&ListType=8&pStr=Match_Details&t=2|date=17 March 2009}}</ref>
In January 2010,{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} Dimitrov was loaned out to fellow A PFG club Montana for the rest of the season. He returned to Slavia at the end of the season having made 13 appearances in Montana's successful battle against relegation.
Dimitrov became a regular starter for Slavia during the 2010–11 A PFG season. On 4 December 2010, he tallied his first goal to give Slavia a 1–0 win against Etar 1924 for Bulgarian Cup.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|title=Etar 1924 0–1 Slavia|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/12/04/bulgaria/cup/pfc-etar-veliko-tarnovo/pfc-slavia-sofia/1051496/|date=4 December 2010}}</ref> He netted his first league goal against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 2 April 2011, scoring the equalizing goal as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=btv.bg|title=Славия открадна точка от Локо (Пловдив)|url=http://www.btv.bg/story/1906590663-Slaviya_otkradna_tochka_ot_Loko_(Plovdiv).html|date=2 April 2011|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>
After five years of playing for Slavia Dimitrov was released and in June 2014 he signed a two-year contract with Levski Sofia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://levski.gong.bg/bg-football/a-grupa/radi-dimitrov-podpisa-za-2-godini-s-levski-284553|publisher=gong.bg|title=Ради Димитров подписа за 2 години с Левски|accessdate=2014-06-24|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>
==International career== On 15 March 2013, Dimitrov received his first call-up to play for the Bulgaria national team for 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Malta and Denmark.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com|title=Coach Penev calls up 3 newcomers to Bulgaria squad|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/03/15/2080.ap.soc.bulgaria.squad.1st.ld.writethru.211/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410171356/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/03/15/2080.ap.soc.bulgaria.squad.1st.ld.writethru.211/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 April 2013|date=15 March 2013}}</ref> On 22 March, he made his debut in a 6–0 win over Malta, coming on as a substitute for Yordan Minev.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|title=Unbeaten Bulgaria overwhelm Malta|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008553/postmatch/report/index.html#bulgaria+overwhelm+malta|date=22 March 2013}}</ref>
On 10 September, Dimitrov started as a first-team choice in the qualification game against Malta. He scored the opening goal of the game managing to score his first international goal. The game ended with a 2–1 victory for Bulgaria.
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 9 December 2024|<ref>{{cite web |title=R. Dimitrov |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/radoslav-dimitrov/89198/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=22 December 2020}}</ref>}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Cupa Ligii}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Montana (loan) |2007–08 |B PFG |23||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||0 |- |Sportist Svoge (loan) |2008–09 |B PFG |15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- |rowspan="7"|Slavia Sofia |2008–09 |A PFG |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |2009–10 |A PFG |10||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |2010–11 |A PFG |27||1||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||2 |- |2011–12 |A PFG |27||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||0 |- |2012–13 |A PFG |26||1||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||2 |- |2013–14 |A PFG |35||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !134||2||14||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||148||4 |- |Montana (loan) |2009–10 |A PFG |13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |Levski Sofia |2014–15 |A PFG |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |Lokomotiv Plovdiv |2014–15 |A PFG |9||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Botoșani |2015–16 |Liga I |33||1||1||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||1 |- |2016–17 |Liga I |15||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48||1||1||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—|||53||1 |- |rowspan="4"|Universitatea Craiova |2016–17 |Liga I |14||0||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |2017–18 |Liga I |20||2||5||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||27||2 |- |2018–19 |Liga I |10||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1{{efn|name=SCR|Appearances in Supercupa României}}||0||15||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44||2||12||1||0||0||2||0||1||0|||59||3 |- |rowspan="5"|Sepsi OSK |2019–20 |Liga I |27||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- |2020–21 |Liga I |25||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||27||1 |- |2021–22 |Liga I |35||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UEC|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||43||0 |- |2022–23 |Liga I |27||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UEC|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||1{{efn|name=SCR|Appearances in Supercupa României}}||0||35||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !114||1||13||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0||2||0||135||1 |- |Universitatea Cluj |2023–24 |Liga I |7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |Botoșani |2023–24 |Liga I |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |Spartak Varna |2024–25 |Bulgarian First League |15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !427||6||44||3||1||0||11||0||3||0||486||9 |}
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===International=== <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! --> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |Bulgaria |2013||4||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total||4||1 |}
:''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dimitrov goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Radoslav Dimitrov ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |align=center | 1 || 10 September 2013 ||Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta || {{fb|MLT}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 2–1 || World Cup 2014 qualifying |}
==Honours== '''Slavia Sofia''' *Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2010–11
'''Universitatea Craiova''' *Cupa României: 2017–18 *Supercupa României runner-up: 2018
'''Sepsi OSK''' *Cupa României: 2021–22, 2022–23 *Supercupa României: 2022
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{RomanianSoccer|4241/radoslav-bonchev-dimitrov}} * {{Soccerway|radoslav-dimitrov/89198}} * {{NFT player|51884}} * {{WorldFootball.net|radoslav-dimitrov}} * [http://en.levskisofia.info/player/radoslav-dimitrov/ Profile at LevskiSofia.info]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimitrov, Radoslav}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen Category:Bulgarian men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers Category:Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Liga I players Category:FC Lovech players Category:FC Sportist Svoge players Category:PFC Slavia Sofia players Category:FC Montana players Category:PFC Levski Sofia players Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players Category:FC Botoșani players Category:CS Universitatea Craiova players Category:Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players Category:FC Universitatea Cluj players Category:FC Spartak Varna players Category:Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania