Ivaylo Ivanov ( bg, Ивайло Иванов; born 8 December 1974) is a former

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football goalkeeper, who works as goalkeeper coach for youth team

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Career

Ivaylo Ivanov is a product of

's youth system. He made his debut in the first game of the 1998–99 season on 22 July 1998 in a 0–0 away draw against Belshina Bobruisk of the

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, and did not lose his starting place to the end of the season. Ivanov earned 24 appearances in the

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, seven in the

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, eight in the

and won the 1999 Bulgarian Cup. In the next 1999–2000 season he became CSKA's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Todor Kyuchukov. During the season, he made just eight appearances for the club. CSKA signed Nenad Lukić and Stoyan Kolev at the start of the 2001–02 season, and Lukić became the first choice goalkeeper. Second choice was Kolev with Ivanov slipping down to third. In March 2013, he signed a contract with

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 groun ...

, but did no make any league appearances for the team.

Club statistics

As of 15 December 2010

References

1974 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC CSKA Sofia players Ilisiakos F.C. players FC Minyor Pernik players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players PFC Slavia Sofia players {{Bulgaria-footy-goalkeeper-stub Men's association football goalkeepers