Todor Kolev ( bg, Тодор Колев; born 8 February 1980) 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 ...

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

second striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

for Etar Veliko Tarnovo II. On 27 November 2019 He gets into a fight with the Etar Veliko Tarnovo's first team player – Ivan Stoyanov during squad training.

Career

Kolev started to play football at

Etar Veliko Tarnovo Etar ( bg, Етър) is a Bulgarian sports football club based in Veliko Tarnovo, that plays in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Etar is the official successor of Etar 1924, which was dissolved for financial reasons ...

. In 1999, when he was 19 years old, he was transferred to

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

, with whom he was Champion of Bulgaria in 1999–00 and won the 2000

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 tournament ...

. Kolev made his competitive debut for Levski on 27 October 1999 against FC Iskar in the first round of the

, scoring three goals. In June 2000, he was loaned to

Spartak Pleven OFK Spartak ( bg, ОФК Спартак) is a Bulgarian municipal association football club from the city of Pleven founded on 10 September 1919. It currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. The team's grea ...

. In the 2001–02 season, Kolev earned 23 appearances playing in the Bulgarian top division, scoring 18 goals. In the summer of 2002, he returned to Levski and won the 2003 Bulgarian Cup. In January 2005, Kolev was loaned to

Marek Dupnitsa FC Marek ( bg, ФК Марек) is a Bulgarian football club based in Dupnitsa, currently playing in the Third League, the third level of the Bulgarian football league system. It was founded in 1947 following the unification of four local clubs. ...

. Five months later,

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 ...

signed Kolev on a five-year deal. In the 2006–07 season, he scored the 25 goals in 28 league matches. In June 2007, Kolev relocated to

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, signing a contract with

TSV Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...

. In the 2007–08 season, he earned 20 appearances playing in the 2nd Bundesliga, scoring five goals. In August 2008, Kolev returned to Slavia Sofia. In December 2010, Kolev signed with Ludogorets Razgrad and played for the team during the second half of the 2010/2011 season. In September 2012, Kolev left Etar 1924 to sign with

Olympiakos Volou Olympiacos Volos Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Α.Σ. Ολυμπιακός Βόλου 1937) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, Greece. They currently participating in the Gamma Ethniki. History In 1938 Olympiacos ac ...

. In February 2017, Kolev returned to

Honours

;

* Champion of Bulgaria: 1999–2000 *

: 1999–2000, 2002–03

References

External links

*
Profile at LevskiSofia.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolev, Todor Living people 1980 births Footballers from Veliko Tarnovo Bulgarian men's footballers Men's association football forwards First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) players PFC Levski Sofia players OFC Spartak Pleven players FC Marek Dupnitsa players PFC Slavia Sofia players Alemannia Aachen players 2. Bundesliga players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo players FC Hebar Pazardzhik players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Olympiacos Volos F.C. players FC Sayana Haskovo players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece