Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov (born October 30, 1975 in
SofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city by population in the European Union, with 1.4 million people living in the Capital Municipality...
) is a
BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...
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footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
player who started his career at Levski Sofia. His role is
goalkeeperIn many team sports, a goalkeeper is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal...
, however he is known for his goals, especially of his successful penalty kicks. Ivankov is 6th best goalscoring keeper in the world with 37 goals as of September 2008. Ivankov was part of the
BulgarianThe Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. Bulgaria's best World Cup performance was in the 1994 World Cup in USA, where they beat defending champions Germany to reach the semi-finals, losing to Italy, and...
squad at
Euro 2004The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004...
. He currently plays for
BursasporBursaspor is a professional Turkish football team based in Bursa. The club was founded in 1963 and they play at the Bursa Atatürk stadium, which has a capacity of 19,700. Their most notable accomplishment was a Turkish Football Cup win in 1986. Bursaspor played in the Turkish Superlig between...
in Turkcell Süper Lig.
Born in
SofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city by population in the European Union, with 1.4 million people living in the Capital Municipality...
Ivankov was raised in Levski Sofia's youth teams. For ten seasons he played in 275 matches and scored 25 goals.
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Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov (born October 30, 1975 in
SofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city by population in the European Union, with 1.4 million people living in the Capital Municipality...
) is a
BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...
n
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
player who started his career at Levski Sofia. His role is
goalkeeperIn many team sports, a goalkeeper is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal...
, however he is known for his goals, especially of his successful penalty kicks. Ivankov is 6th best goalscoring keeper in the world with 37 goals as of September 2008. Ivankov was part of the
BulgarianThe Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. Bulgaria's best World Cup performance was in the 1994 World Cup in USA, where they beat defending champions Germany to reach the semi-finals, losing to Italy, and...
squad at
Euro 2004The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004...
. He currently plays for
BursasporBursaspor is a professional Turkish football team based in Bursa. The club was founded in 1963 and they play at the Bursa Atatürk stadium, which has a capacity of 19,700. Their most notable accomplishment was a Turkish Football Cup win in 1986. Bursaspor played in the Turkish Superlig between...
in Turkcell Süper Lig.
Career
Born in
SofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city by population in the European Union, with 1.4 million people living in the Capital Municipality...
Ivankov was raised in Levski Sofia's youth teams. For ten seasons he played in 275 matches and scored 25 goals. Ivankov is a champion of Bulgaria for 2000, 2001 and 2002 and the national cup winner for 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005.
He joined Turkish club
KayserisporKayserispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri. Founded in 1966, they are currently playing in the Turkish Super League. This team's previous name was Kayseri Erciyesspor before switching names with another club on July 9, 2004.- Early years :...
in June 2005. On May 7, 2008 he played vital role in Kayseri winning the Turkish Cup saving 8 penalties and scoring two himself. For three seasons, Ivankov earned 94 appearances playing in the Turkcell Süper Lig, scored six goals.
In May 2008 a media information showed that Ivankov is wanted by Greek side
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.Aris Thessaloniki Football Club is one of the biggest Greek football club that premiered on March 25, 1914, in Thessaloniki. The colors of the team are yellow and black, reminiscent of Byzantium. The team has earned three domestic league titles and one cup. The club is named after Ares, the god of...
during the summer transfer season, but on June 9, 2008 he signed a contract with
BursasporBursaspor is a professional Turkish football team based in Bursa. The club was founded in 1963 and they play at the Bursa Atatürk stadium, which has a capacity of 19,700. Their most notable accomplishment was a Turkish Football Cup win in 1986. Bursaspor played in the Turkish Superlig between...
. He scored a really crucial goal against Fenerbahce in the 95th minute. His goal made the game 2-1 to Bursa which really damaged Fenerbahce's championship hopes.
Honours
Levski Sofia
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- Bulgarian League: 3 times - 2000, 2001, 2002
- Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. All officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.The tournament's format is single-elimination, with all matches being one-legged. The Bulgarian Cup final is usually held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia....
: 5 times - 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 KayserisporKayserispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri. Founded in 1966, they are currently playing in the Turkish Super League. This team's previous name was Kayseri Erciyesspor before switching names with another club on July 9, 2004.- Early years :...
- Turkish Cup: 1 time - 2008
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