Aleksandar Yakimov (Bulgarian: Александър Якимов; born 27 April 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vihren Sandanski.[1]

Aleksandar Yakimov
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Yakimov
Date of birth (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Klyuch, Bulgaria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vihren Sandanski
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Pirin Blagoevgrad 44 (2)
2009Bansko (loan) 14 (1)
2011–2013 CSKA Sofia 13 (0)
2012–2013Botev Vratsa (loan) 28 (3)
2013–2015 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 42 (0)
2015 Pirin Blagoevgrad 9 (0)
2016 Belasitsa Petrich 12 (3)
2016 Vereya 4 (0)
2016–2017 Tsarsko Selo 19 (1)
2017– Vihren Sandanski 68 (14)
International career
2008 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020

Career

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Yakimov started to play football in local club Pirin. During 2007/2008 season he played with Pirin in the Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and won promotion to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Yakimov made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol.

On 4 July 2017, Yakimov joined Belasitsa Petrich[2] but was with the team only for pre-season training. On 1 August 2017, he signed with Vihren Sandanski.[3]

In October 2008 the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Ivan Kolev called Yakimov up to the Bulgaria national under-21 football team for friendly matches with Greece U21 and Macedonia U21.

References

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  1. ^ "Aleksandar Yakimov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ "Още шестима се включиха в лятната подготовка на Беласица" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Вихрен с трансферен удар - взе бивш футболист на Пирин и ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 1 August 2017.
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