Dimitar Vladev Ivanov ( bg, Димитър Владев Иванов) (born 7 October 1970) is a former

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and currently

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Career

Ivanov spent the majority of his career in Bulgaria, most notably having two spells with Bulgarian powerhouse

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. He is perhaps best known for scoring the fastest ever goal in

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, netting after 36 seconds in the 30 October 1999 match, helping the "redmen" to a 1:0 win. In the late 1990s, Ivanov played for

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then known as Bucheon SK in

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. A serious car accident essentially forced him to retire at the age of 30, though he did make a number of appearances for Botev Plovdiv and his hometown club Elhovo (in the latter case as a player-manager between 2004 and 2006).

Coaching career

In August 2017, Ivanov was appointed as manager of Tundzha Yagoda.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanov, Dimitar 1970 births Living people People from Elhovo Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgarian football managers Men's association football forwards PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Rozova Dolina Kazanlak players Botev Plovdiv players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players K League 1 players Jeju United FC players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Bulgaria men's international footballers