Daniel Bozhkov (Bulgarian: Даниел Ангелов Божков; born 27 April 1983) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Angelov Bozhkov | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Botev Plovdiv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2009 | Botev Plovdiv | 183 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Widzew Łódź | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Górnik Łęczna (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Botev Plovdiv | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Rakovski | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | Botev Vratsa | 4 | (0) |
| 2014– | Eurocollege | ||
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Club edit
Bozhkov has been raised in Botev Plovdiv's youth teams and was the team's captain. He made his official debut in top division of Bulgarian football in a match against Slavia Sofia on 30 August 2002. Bozhkov played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was a 1:4 loss for Botev.
On 22 July 2009, Bozhkov signed a three-year contract with Widzew Łódź.[1] In July 2011, he was loaned to Górnik Łęczna on a one-year deal.[2] He returned to Widzew one year later.
Statistics edit
| Season | Team | Football Group | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Botev | A PFG | 18 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Botev | A PFG | 25 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Botev | B PFG | 26 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Botev | A PFG | 26 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Botev | A PFG | 25 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Botev | A PFG | 30 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | Botev | A PFG | 29 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Widzew | Polish League | 2 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Górnik | Polish League | 4 | 0 |
International career edit
In 2005 and 2006, while Hristo Stoichkov was manager of the Bulgarian national team, Bozhkov appeared in three matches. Daniel made his official debut for Bulgaria playing 90 minutes in a 6–2 win over Georgia on 12 November 2005.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 November 2005 | Sofia, Bulgaria |  Georgia |
6–2 (win) | Friendly |
| 2. | 16 November 2005 | Houston, United States |  Mexico |
0–3 (win) | Friendly |
| 3. | 1 March 2006 | Skopje, Macedonia |  Macedonia |
0–1 (win) | Friendly |
Honours edit
Widzew Łódź
References edit
- ^ Bożkow w Widzewie 6.08.2009, ekstraklasa.net
- ^ Danijel Bożkow i Dejan Miloseski w Górniku Łęczna Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine 1.07.2010, lubelskapilka.net
- ^ "I liga 2009/2010". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
External links edit
- Daniel Bozhkov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Bozhkov at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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