Diyan Donchev

Diyan Donchev (Bulgarian: Диян Дончев; born 8 January 1974 in Varna) is a former Bulgarian footballer. As a player, he was a defender and midfielder from 1992 to 2012.

Diyan Donchev
Personal information
Full name Diyan Donchev Donchev
Date of birth (1974-01-08) 8 January 1974
Place of birth Varna, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2000 Spartak Varna 117 (12)
1995Cherno More (loan) 12 (3)
2000 AEK Athens 1 (0)
2001 Spartak Varna 31 (2)
2001 Lokomotiv Sofia 7 (0)
2002 Spartak Varna 25 (0)
2003 Cherno More 4 (0)
2003–2008 Lokomotiv Sofia 112 (0)
2008–2009 Spartak Varna 12 (0)
2009–2010 Sportist Svoge 15 (0)
2010 Dorostol 2003 14 (0)
2011–2012 Spartak Varna 27 (0)
Total 377 (17)
National team
1999 Bulgaria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for Spartak Varna and Lokomotiv Sofia, having also had spells with Greek side AEK Athens, Cherno More, Sportist Svoge and Dorostol Silistra. He was capped once for the Bulgarian team in 1999.

International career

In March 1999 the Bulgarian national coach Dimitar Dimitrov called Donchev in Bulgaria national football team for friendly match against Ukraine. Diyan made his debut, but the result of the match was a 0:1 loss for Bulgaria.


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