Daniel Bozhkov
Daniel Bozhkov (Bulgarian: Даниел Ангелов Божков; born 27 April 1983 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian versatile defensive footballer who currently plays for Eurocollege.
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eurocollege | ||
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Rakovski | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | Botev Vratsa | 14 | (0) |
| 2014– | Eurocollege | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2014 | |||
Career
Club
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
| 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
In 2005 and 2006, while Hristo Stoichkov was manager of the Bulgaria national football team, Bozhkov played in 3 matches. Daniel made his official debut for Bulgaria in a match against Georgia national football team on 12 November 2005. He played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was a 6:2 win for Bulgaria.
| # | 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 |
References
- 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
External links
- Daniel Bozhkov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel Bozhkov at 90minut.pl (in Polish)