Pavel Stanev ( bg, Павел Станев; born 27 October 1986) 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 football
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
who last played for
Kariana Erden before retiring on 1 July 2022.
Career
Born 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 ...
Stanev 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. In June 2004 he signed first professional contract with ''The Canaries''. Stanev made his official debut for Botev in the
Bulgarian A PFG
The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...
in a match against
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 ground ...
on 25 September 2005. He substituted
Lilcho Arsov
Lilcho Arsov ( bg, Лилчо Арсов; born 16 October 1972) 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 ...
in half time and played for 45 minutes. The result of the match was a 0:0. For three years in
Botev the goalkeeper played in only 18 matches and in January 2008 was loaned out for six months to
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
(team from the
Bulgarian second division).
For Montana Stanev played very good in 15 matches and in June 2008 returned to Botev. In January 2009 he signed with
FC Vihren Sandanski.
References
External links
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footmercato profile
1986 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Botev Plovdiv players
FC Montana players
OFC Vihren Sandanski players
POFC Botev Vratsa players
PFC Neftochimic Burgas (2009–2014) players
FC Caspiy players
FC Kariana Erden players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Footballers from Plovdiv
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