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 Velkov in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kostadin Antonov Velkov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Naftex Burgas | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Chernomorets Pomorie | 21 | (1) |
| 2010 | Akademik Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Chernomorets Burgas | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Chernomorets Pomorie | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 28 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Slavia Sofia | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Würzburger Kickers | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 16 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Neftochimic Burgas | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Chemnitzer FC | 32 | (4) |
| 2020 | Atlas Delmenhorst | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Slavia Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Balkan Botevgrad | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024–2026 | Lokomotiv Sofia (youth coach) | ||
| 2026– | Lokomotiv Sofia (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kostadin Velkov (Bulgarian: Костадин Велков; born 26 March 1989) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender. His is the son of former footballer and manager Anton Velkov.
Career
[edit]In June 2017, Velkov signed with Slavia Sofia.[1]
In May 2018, he joined German Regionalliga side Chemnitzer FC.[2]
In December 2020, Velkov returned to Slavia Sofia where he spent a year before signing with Balkan Botevgrad in January 2022.[3]
Honours
[edit]Slavia Sofia
Life after football
[edit]In 2023 Kostadin Velkov became the winner of the 9th season of the bulgarian reality show "The Farm". In 2025 Kostadin Velkov became the co-host with bulgarian youtuber Hristo Trichkov of the football show 'Hater vs Footballer''.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Трима футболисти подписаха договори с клуба" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Kostadin Velkov kommt vom Bulgarischen Pokalsieger Slavia Sofia" (in German). chemnitzerfc.de. 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Балкан (Ботевград) привлече Костадин Велков и трима нападатели". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Kostadin Velkov at Soccerway
- Career Statistics Archived 21 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine at sportal.bg
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sofia
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Men's association football central defenders
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Regionalliga players
- PFC Naftex Burgas players
- PFC Neftochimic Burgas players
- OFC Pomorie players
- PFC Akademik Sofia players
- PSFC Chernomorets Burgas players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- FC Würzburger Kickers players
- FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
- Chemnitzer FC players
- Atlas Delmenhorst players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen