Yordan Valkov Todorov (; born 27 July 1981, in

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who currently plays for German club ESV Regensburg. Mainly a right midfielder, he can also operate as a

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Career

Youth career

Todorov was raised in Maritsa Plovdiv's youth teams. He stayed there for 7 years, before he left in 2000.

Chernomorets Burgas

Between 2000 and 2003 played for Chernomorets Burgas. He capped 56 times and scored 8 goals.

CSKA Sofia

Because of his good displays he caught the eye of CSKA scouts and signed for "The red" in the early 2003 for a fee of 150 000 €. With CSKA, Todorov became a champion in 2003, 2005 and 2008, and a national cup winner in 2004. Yordan also won the

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in 2006 and 2008. In July 2008 a media information appeared that Yordan is wanted by German side

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and Israel champions

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but the transfers collapsed in the last moment. After a series of bad relationships with his coaches, Todorov left CSKA in 2010.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

In the beginning of 2010, Todorov signed with

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. He relaunched his career, scoring 5 goals in 13 matches and making 3 assists until the end of 2009/2010 season.

Steaua București

On 10 June 2010 signed a contract with Steaua București. On 29 August 2010, he makes debut for Steaua's second team in Liga II against

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. On 30 August 2010, after only 2 months and a 20 days to Steaua, Romanian team announced release of Todorov, because

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coach who take him to Steaua resigned on round 3 of new season and the new manager no longer need his services.

Playing style

Todorov plays as a right winger or a right fullback. Todorov plugs in successfully in the attack on the wingside. He is a fast and creative player with good leadership skills.

International career

Todorov has nine matches and two goals for

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Awards

CSKA Sofia * Champion of Bulgaria – 3 times – 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08 *

– 2 times – 2006,

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– 1 time – 2005–06

References

External links

Yordan Todorov's profile - SteauaFC.com (Romanian)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Todorov, Yordan 1981 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Maritsa Plovdiv players FC Chernomorets Burgas players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FCSB players FCSB II players FC Minyor Pernik players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players FC Montana players Bulgaria men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen