Todor Ivanov Timonov ( bg, Тодор Тимонов; born 3 September 1986) is a Bulgarian former

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who played as a

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Career

Todor Timonov 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 2002 Timonov agreed the conditions of his first professional contract with the club which will be effective for five years. He made his official debut in top division of Bulgarian football as a 17-year-old in a match against

Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 1929 ( bg, Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refou ...

on 29 November 2003. Todor substituted Stoyan Seymenski in second half and played for 5 minutes. The result of the match was a 0:1 loss for Botev. For four years the young midfielder played in 48 matches for Botev (29 in first division and 15 in

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) and scored 4 goals (1 in first division and 3 in

). In December 2007 he was loaned for six months in

PFC Nesebar Nesebar ( bg, Несебър) is a Bulgarian municipal ( bg, общински, pronounced obshtinski) association football club based in Nesebar, Burgas Province, that competes in the Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. Nesebar h ...

. In the summer of 2008, Timonov returned to his first club. A year later, he signed a 3-year contract as a free agent with

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 ...

. On 6 February 2010, CSKA Sofia sold Timonov to Russian

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

for a reported transfer fee of $500,000. On 20 March 2010, he made his official debut for his new team in the 0:1 away loss against

Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional association football, football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm, Russia, Perm. It was a participant in ...

in a

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game after coming on as a substitute for

Nicolae Josan Nicolae Josan (born 18 September 1983) is a Moldovan former footballer. Career In March 2015, Josan signed for FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Honours * Russian First Division The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Perva ...

in the 84th minute of the match. On 6 November 2010 he was giving a half-time interview to a sideline reporter during a league game on live TV and said "If we score a penalty, everything will be fucking great." (russian: link=no, "Должны забить пенальти и вообще охуительно всё будет.") Anzhi manager Gadzhi Gadzhiev said that Timonov probably didn't quite know that what he was saying was a swear word, but he will be fined by the club for the incident nevertheless.Тимонов учудил в прямом эфире
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Timonov, Todor 1986 births Living people Footballers from Plovdiv Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Botev Plovdiv players PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players FC Vereya players FC Maritsa Plovdiv players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece