Kosta Yanev

Kosta Yanev (Bulgarian: Коста Янев; born 27 April 1983 in Burgas) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Zagorets Nova Zagora.

Kosta Yanev
Personal information
Full name Kosta Georgiev Yanev
Date of birth (1983-04-27) 27 April 1983
Place of birth Burgas, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zagorets
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Pomorie 8 (0)
2004–2006 Naftex Burgas 19 (0)
2006–2007 Chernomorets Burgas 21 (2)
2008–2009 Sliven 36 (0)
2009–2011 CSKA Sofia 32 (1)
2011 Lokomotiv Sofia 15 (0)
2012 CSKA Sofia 6 (0)
2013 Cherno More 0 (0)
2013–2014 Neftochimic 26 (0)
2014 Spartak Varna 0 (0)
2014– Zagorets ? (?)
National team‡
2008–2009 Bulgaria 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2012

He is a defensive midfielder who plays in the holding midfield role or as an attacking midfielder. Despite often being used in a defensive position he is mainly an attacking player. He has been capped for the Bulgarian national team.

Career

Born in Burgas, Yanev started to play football in local club Naftex. In 2004, he was loaned to Pomorie. In 2005, Yanev returned to Naftex Burgas. After that the midfielder played for the other club from Burgas –– Chernomorets.

In January 2008, Yanev signed with OFC Sliven 2000 and five months later joined the club champion of Bulgarian second division. Next season in the top division Kosta left excellent impressions in the football specialists with his good play. In November 2008, the national coach Plamen Markov called Yanev in Bulgaria national football team for a friendly match with Serbia.

On 24 June 2009, Yanev signed a contract for 3 years with CSKA Sofia. On 15 August 2009, he scored his first goal for the "armymen" in the 3–0 home win against Beroe Stara Zagora in a league match.

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