.jpg) Aleksandrov playing for Cherno More in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Shumen, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Volov Shumen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Chernomorets Burgas | 27 | (0) |
| 2005–2013 | Cherno More | 217 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Levski Sofia | 38 | (1) |
| 2017 | Cherno More | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 320 | (5) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Bulgaria | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 13 November 2016 (UTC) | |||
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (Bulgarian:Александър Александров; born 13 April 1986 inShumen) is aBulgarian retiredfootballer who played as adefender.[2]
Aleksandrov's first club wasVolov Shumen. In June 2003, while he was 17 years old, Aleksandrov signed withChernomorets Burgas and made his debut in theA Group. In the summer of 2005, due to the big financial crisis at the club, he was released and several weeks later he accepted the offer fromCherno More Varna.
Aleksandrov made his league debut for Cherno More on 17 September 2005, appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 home win againstBelasitsa Petrich. On 29 April 2006, he scored his first goal and the winner in Cherno More's away game atPirin Blagoevgrad, a 1–0 win. In his first season playing for Cherno More, he made 21 appearances in theA PFG.
His second goal for the club came in a 2–1 win overChernomorets Burgas on 20 October 2007, his first goal at Cherno More'sTicha stadium.
On 1 November 2008, Aleksandrov scored Cherno More's second goal in their 3–0 victory overSliven 2000. On 29 November, he scored his second goal of the 2008–09 season in a 4–0 home win againstMinyor Pernik.
On 5 April 2011, Aleksandrov was sent off againstCSKA Sofia in a 2–0 defeat of theBulgarian Cup, his first red card in a Cherno More shirt. Two weeks later, he signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Cherno More until 2013.[3]
Aleksandrov signed with Bulgarian championsLudogorets Razgrad in January 2014[4] and made his firstA Group appearance for the team on 30 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 home draw againstBotev Plovdiv.[5]
On 18 June 2017, Aleksandrov was announced asCherno More's new signing.[6] On 28 July 2017, he made his second debut in a 1–0 home win overDunav Ruse, coming on as substitute forMariyan Ognyanov.[7] On 14 December 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[8]
Between 2006 and 2008 Aleksandrov played for theBulgaria national under-21 football team.In March, 2008, the Bulgarian national coachPlamen Markov called Aleksandar in theBulgaria national football team for the friendly match withFinland.Lyuboslav Penev gave him his debut on 30 May 2013 in an away friendly againstJapan when Aleksandar came on as a substitute for the injuredIliya Milanov. On 7 February 2015, he played the full 90 minutes of the 0:0 draw withRomania in a non-officialfriendly match.[9] On 28 March 2015, he was a starter and remained on the pitch over the course of the entire match in the 2:2 tie withItaly in aEuro 2016 qualifier, which marked new managerIvaylo Petev's official debut.[10]
As of 11 December 2017[update]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2003–04 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Cherno More | 2005–06 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 217 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 247 | 5 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Cherno More | 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 320 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 366 | 5 | |