Branimir Petev Kostadinov ( bg, Бранимир Петев Костадинов; born 4 March 1989) is a

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who currently plays as a

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for Ludogorets Razgrad II.

Career

Branimir's first club was

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...

, them moved to the youth squads of Austrian

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. In 2006 Kostadinov joined Heart of Midlothian as an amateur player. He was unable to play in competitive under-19 matches until his country joined the

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. In season 2007–08 he was part of the first team pre-season in Germany, where he scored his first senior goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to BV Cloppenberg. After that, he played for Hearts U-19 in 2007–2008. In the next 2008–09 season Kostadinov played in reserve squad of Hearts never making the grade before being released without playing for the first team.

Chernomorets Burgas

After the end of 2008–09 season Kostadinov was released by Hearts along with many other players and returned to

. He had been invited by Chernomorets Burgas to join trial period, which began on 2 June 2009. On 15 June Kostadinov played for the reserve squad in a match against

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. He scored two goals and provided three assists in a 6–0 win. A few days later, on 20 June, Kostadinov signed a three-year contract with Chernomorets Burgas. He will play in the satellite club of Chernomorets –

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1. FC Tatran Prešov

On 17 July 2012, Kostadinov moved to 1. FC Tatran Prešov on a half-season loan, with an option of making the transfer permanent in winter, from

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. He made his debut for 1. FC Tatran Prešov against

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on 22 July 2012 and scored his only goal for the team on 4 August 2012, in the 2:0 win over

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in a league match.

Lokomotiv Sofia

On 4 January 2013, after returning from his loan, he signed a 1,5-year contract with

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club

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International career

Kostadinov was a part of the Bulgaria U19 at the 2008 European Under-19 Championship in Czech Republic.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kostadinov, Branimir 1989 births Living people Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria youth international footballers Bulgaria under-21 international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players PFC Chernomorets Burgas players FC Pomorie players FC Botev Vratsa players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players Slovak Super Liga players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FC Dunav Ruse players Bulgarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Association football forwards People from Veliko Tarnovo Sportspeople from Veliko Tarnovo Province PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players