Vasil Vasilev (footballer, born 1984)

Vasil Vasilev (Bulgarian: Васил Василев; born 13 October 1984) is a Bulgarian football defender, who currently plays for FC Eurocollege. He is known as an affectionate Botev Plovdiv fan, having grown amongst the ultras as a younger kid.

Vasil Vasilev
Personal information
Full name Vasil Todorov Vasilev
Date of birth (1984-10-13) 13 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Eurocollege
Youth career
1995–2002 Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2010 Botev Plovdiv 106 (1)
2010 Hebar Pazardzhik 12 (2)
2010–2012 Botev Plovdiv 24 (0)
2012– Eurocollege 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2013

Career edit

Vasilev is a product of the Botev youth academy. On 16 August 2003, he made his debut for the first squad in a match against Belasitsa Petrich. In July 2009, he was given the captain's armband. After the club was administratively relegated from A PFG due to financial difficulties and a number of related issues, he signed with Bulgarian South-West V AFG team PFC Hebar Pazardzhik, where he recorded 12 matches and scored 2 goals. When Botev Plovdiv was revived in the summer of 2010, Vasilev returned to the club of his heart.

Trivia edit

  • Vasilev's nickname is "The Pillar" (Bulgarian: Стълба).
  • Vasilev has numerous tattoos, one of which is of Hristo Botev - a Bulgarian national hero, after which the football club is named.

Statistics edit

Updated 15 August 2010

Club Season Appearances Goals
Botev Plovdiv 2003–04 23 0
2004–05 8 1
2005–06 13 0
2006–07 16 0
2007–08 18 0
2008–09 28 0
2009 7 0
Hebar Pazardzhik 2010 12 2
Botev Plovdiv 2010-11 1 0
Total 125 3

References edit

  1. ^ "Състав на "Ботев" (Пловдив) есен 2011 (p.7)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). bultras.com. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

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