Krasimir Chomakov ( bg, Красимир Чомаков; born 8 June 1977 in Plovdiv) is a former

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 Macedo ...

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who played as a

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Career

Chomakov is a former

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and played with

Maritsa Plovdiv Maritsa ( bg, Марица) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Plovdiv, that plays in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football league system. It was established in 1921, after the merger of the teams Vampir and ...

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 ...

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and Lecce. In 2002, after a short spell at

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side

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

, he opted to return to Italy and signed for then-

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

club Boca San Lazzaro, where he played in a more attacking role, scoring 5 goals in 5 seasons (four in Serie D, plus one in Serie C2). In January 2007, he agreed a loan deal to Serie C1 Pizzighettone. In July 2007 he moved to Serie C1 Cremonese. In February 2009 he was loaned out to

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side

Lecco Lecco (, , ; lmo, label= Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). ...

for the remainder of the season. During his playing days Chomakov established a reputation as a skillful free kick taker.

International career

Chomakov is a former member of the Bulgaria U21 team, making 33 appearances and scoring 5 goals. He earned his first cap for

on 20 July 1995, in the 0:0 draw with

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in a

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Personal life

He is a fan of

and

Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...

Chomakov is married and has a daughter named Alesiya. He helps with the sponsorship of amateur side Chernozemen.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournamen ...

(1): 1998–99

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chomakov, Krassimir 1977 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Maritsa Plovdiv players PFC CSKA Sofia players Serie A players Serie B players US Lecce players Ravenna FC players AS Pizzighettone players US Cremonese players Bulgaria men's international footballers Calcio Lecco 1912 players Men's association football midfielders Super League Greece players Panionios F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Footballers from Plovdiv PFC Spartak Plovdiv players