Vasil Vasilev ( bg, Васил Василев; born 13 October 1984) is a Bulgarian football defender, who currently plays for
FC Eurocollege. He is known as an affectionate
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 ...
fan, having grown amongst the ultras as a younger kid.
Career
Vasilev is a product of the
Botev youth academy. On 16 August 2003, he made his debut for the first squad in a match against
Belasitsa Petrich
OFC Belasitsa ( bg, ОФК Беласица Петрич) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Petrich, currently playing in the Second League. The team was founded in 1923. They play at the Stadion Tsar Samuil in Petrich, which has ...
. In July 2009, he was given the captain's armband. After the club was administratively relegated from A PFG due to financial difficulties and a number of related issues, he signed with
Bulgarian South-West V AFG
The Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League ( bg, Трета аматьорска футболна лига, Treta Amat'orska Futbolna Liga), commonly referred to as Third League ( bg, Трета лига) or Treta liga, is the third level of the ...
team
PFC Hebar Pazardzhik
FC Hebar ( bg, Футболен клуб Хебър) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Pazardzhik. The club currently competes in the First League, the first tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
Founded in 1918, Hebar h ...
, where he recorded 12 matches and scored 2 goals. When Botev Plovdiv was revived in the summer of 2010, Vasilev returned to the club of his heart.
Trivia
* Vasilev's nickname is "The Pillar" ( bg, Стълба).
* Vasilev has numerous tattoos, one of which is of
Hristo Botev
Hristo Botev ( bg, Христо Ботев, ), born Hristo Botyov Petkov (Христо Ботьов Петков; – ), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and poet. Botev is considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and nationa ...
- a Bulgarian national hero, after which the football club is named.
Statistics
''Updated 15 August 2010''
References
External links
Player Profile at fceurocollege.com
Bulgarian men's footballers
1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Plovdiv
Men's association football defenders
FC Hebar Pazardzhik players
Botev Plovdiv players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
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