Dimitar Rangelov
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Dimitar Rangelov is a Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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n football striker who plays for Energie Cottbus on loan from Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
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 and the Bulgarian national team
Bulgaria national football team
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In 2007 he made his debut for Bulgaria
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Slavia Sofia

Born in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

, Rangelov started playing football in local team Slavia. On 3 June 2000, then 17 years old, he made his official debut in professional football in a match against Beroe Stara Zagora as a 65th-minute substitute. Rangelov played for PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia is a Bulgarian football club founded on 10 April 1913 in Sofia. Slavia's ground is Slavia Stadium with a capacity of 15,992. The team's colours are white and black....

 between 2000 and 2006.

FC Strasbourg

Rangelov was sold to RC Strasbourg for
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1,000,000. In 2007, he was loaned for six months to German side FC Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue
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. After that, he was loaned again to Energie Cottbus
Energie Cottbus
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 and quickly developed into an important first team player at his new team.

Energie Cottbus

After a half season on loan, Rangelov was bought by the team of Cottbus
Cottbus
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. For Energie
Energie Cottbus
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, he earned 49 appearances playing in the Bundesliga, scoring 15 goals.

Borussia Dortmund

On 16 June 2009, Rangelov officially signed his contract with Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
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. The transfer fee was 1 million
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. His contract is for four years. On 20 March 2010, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga
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 for the Dortmund side in the 3–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
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Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 4 September 2010 Borussia Dortmund loaned him to Maccabi Tel Aviv until the end of the season with purchase option in the end.
On 6 November 2010, Rangelov scored his first goal for Maccabi in the match against Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon
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. In April 2011 with the end of regular season (before the playoffs). Rangelov reached a mutual agreement on his release from Maccabi and his return to his original club Dortmund.

Return to Energie Cottbus

On 28 June 2011, Rangelov re-joined Energie Cottbus where he played between 2007 and 2009, signing a one-year loan deal.

Club career statistics

Season Team Country Division Apps Goals
2010–11 Maccabi Tel Aviv  1 22 2
2010–11 Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

1 1 0
2009–10 Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

1 10 1
2008–09 Energie Cottbus
Energie Cottbus
FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany...

1 27 9
2007–08 Energie Cottbus
Energie Cottbus
FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany...

1 22 6
2006–07 Erzgebirge Aue 2 16 5
2006–07 RC Strasbourg
RC Strasbourg
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2 15 2
2005–06 Slavia Sofia 1 26 7
2004–05 Slavia Sofia 1 27 8
2003–04 Slavia Sofia 1 21 10
2002–03 Slavia Sofia 1 24 4
2001–02 Slavia Sofia 1 24 3
2000–01 Slavia Sofia 1 5 0

Last update: 13 February 2011

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