Ruzhin Kerimov

Ruzhin Kerimov (Bulgarian: Ружин Керимов; also known as Ruzhdi Kerimov Bulgarian: Ружди Керимов; born 15 July 1956) is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Ruzhin Kerimov
Personal information
Full name Ruzhin Ivanov Kerimov
Date of birth (1956-07-15) 15 July 1956
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1974 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1980 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 94 (24)
1980–1986 CSKA Sofia 121 (14)
1986–1987 Altay ? (?)
1988–1989 Varzim 26 (7)
1989–1990 S.C. Covilhã 21 (2)
1990–1991 Lusitano Évora 25 (6)
National team
1978–1982 Bulgaria 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Plovdiv, Kerimov started playing football for hometown club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[1] In 1980, he joined CSKA Sofia, where he would enjoy his greatest successes, winning three consecutive national championships and adding two Bulgarian Cups; in the first round of the 1980–81 European Cup, he scored against Nottingham Forest in a 1–0 away win (2–0 on aggregate), as the capital club eventually reached the quarterfinals.[2]

In 1986, aged 30, Kerimov moved abroad, playing for Altay S.K. in Turkey (helping to the eighth position in the Süper Lig). He made six appearances for the Bulgarian national team, his debut arriving in 1978.

Honours
CSKA Sofia

References
  1. "Керимов: Алкохолът уби бащата на Гонзо" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 16 August 2013.
  2. Zea, Antonio & Haisma, Marcel (9 January 2008). "European Champions' Cup 1980-81". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 October 2011.


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