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Kostadin Gadzhalov ( bg, Костадин Гаджалов; born 20 June, 1989) is a
Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
n
footballer 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 ...
who plays as a
centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for Levski Karlovo. He was raised in
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 ...
's youth teams.


Career

Gadzhalov joined
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 ...
at an early age and progressed through the club's youth system. He made his first-team debut on 11 November. 2007, when he came on as a substitute to replace
Todor Timonov Todor Ivanov Timonov ( bg, Тодор Тимонов; born 3 September 1986) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Todor Timonov was raised in Botev Plovdiv's youth teams. In 2002 Timonov agreed the conditions of hi ...
in a 2–0 away league loss against
CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
. Gadzhalov scored his first goal on 31 May, 2009, in a 3–1 home win over
Vihren Sandanski OFC Vihren ( bg, ОФК Вихрен) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Sandanski, currently playing in the Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria), South-West Third League. Sandanski's home ground is the Sandanski Stadium in Sandan ...
. In July 2009, he left the club due to financial reasons. On 15 January 2010, after six months without playing, Gadzhalov signed with
Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...
on a two-and-a-half-year deal. However, he ended up released in the following summer. He joined the Serbian side
FK Borac Čačak Fudbalski klub Borac Čačak (), or simply Borac Čačak, is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia. The home ground is Čačak Stadium, which has seating capacity of 8,000. As of 2019–20 season, the club competes in third tier S ...
in summer 2010 but failed to make an official appearance. Shortly afterwards, he left the club and returned to Bulgaria. On 3 January, 2015, following a successful short trial period, Gadzhalov signed for the Scottish side
Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
as a free agent. He made his debut for Dundee in the
Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish ...
, playing the full 90 minutes in the 4–1 home win over
Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
on 10 January. Gadzhalov scored the first goal for Dundee in the "Get Doon Derby" against rivals
Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...
on 2 May, 2016, an absolute thundertwat of a header into the top bins following a corner kick. Dundee went on to win the Derby 2–1 at Dens Park, relegating Dundee United to the
Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland Scotland (, ...
. Gadzhalov joined
Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club ...
on a one-month emergency loan deal in February 2018. He was released by Dundee at the end of the 2017/18 season. In July 2018, Gadzhalov signed with
Botev Vratsa Botev ( bg, Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at St ...
. After signing with Yantra Gabrovo in 2020, Gadzhalov would play 2 and a half seasons with them and would captain the side. He left the team on 16 January 2023 in order to spend more time with his young family 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 ...
. He would join Levski Karlovo soon after.


International career

Gadzhalov represented the Bulgarian team at the
2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played fro ...
, where he played full games in the group stage against
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
and
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. In October 2008, the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Ivan Kolev called Gadzhalov up for
Bulgaria national under-21 football team The Bulgaria national under-21 football team ( bg, Mладежки национален отбор на България по футбол) is considered to be the feeder team for the Bulgaria national football team. This team is for Bulgarian p ...
for a friendly matches with Greece U21 and Macedonia U21.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gadzhalov, Kostadin 1989 births Living people People from Smolyan Province Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Botev Plovdiv players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FK Borac Čačak players FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo players FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players Dundee F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players POFC Botev Vratsa players FC Montana players FC Yantra Gabrovo players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Scottish Professional Football League players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland FC Levski Karlovo players