Ivan Karamanov (
Bulgarian: Иван Караманов) (born 23 April 1981 in
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
) is a
Bulgarian
football player
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
, currently playing as a
midfielder.
Career
Ivan Karamanov began his professional career during the 1999–2000 season with
Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He made his official debut on 24 October 1999, in a match against Septemvri Sofia. In his career Karamanov also played for
Rodopa Smolyan,
Spartak Plovdiv,
Beroe Stara Zagora, Azerbaijani
FK Qarabağ, Kazakhstani
FC Irtysh Pavlodar and Latvian
FK Riga.
In September 2009, he was released from the team and a week later he joined the city rivals
Botev Plovdiv
Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...
. On 23 September, Karamanov signed a one-year contract with the Canaries. A few days later, he was given the vice-captain's armband. He made his re-debut for Botev on 26 September 2009 against
Slavia Sofia in the seventh round of the
A PFG but left when the club went bankrupt in the early 2010.
Third place with FC Riga Latvia 2007
,winner-Champion with New Radiant -Maldives 2012,
President cup with New Radiant-Maldives 2012
References
External links
Profile at Guardian's Stats Centre
1981 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Men's association football midfielders
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
Botev Plovdiv players
FC Rodopa Smolyan players
PFC Spartak Plovdiv players
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
New Radiant S.C. players
FC Oborishte Panagyurishte players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
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