Atanas Atanasov (; born 14 July 1985 in

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) is a

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who plays as a defender. His role on the pitch is left wingback.

Career

Atanasov started to play football at Spartak Pleven, but at the age of 18 moved to Chernomorets Burgas and during season 2003-04 made his debut in the

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. After that he played also in

Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo () was a Bulgarian football club based in Sevlievo- Balabanica, which competed in various Bulgarian football leagues (ultimately the North-West V AFG, the third level of Bulgarian football) before dissolving in 2015. ...

and Belite orli. In January 2008 Atanasov returned to his first club Spartak Pleven. Some six months later signed a contract with Beroe Stara Zagora and during season 2008-09 with the club he became champion of the

second division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

. Atanasov was part of the

Dunav Ruse FC Dunav (, officially named ''"Дунав от Русе"'') is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Ruse, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. Part of a larger spor ...

squad that earned consecutive promotions to First League and finished 4th in the top flight at the end of the 2016–17 campaign. He left the club in June 2017.

Statistics

Honours

Club

* Beroe **

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: ***Winner: 2009-10

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at beroe.eu * 1985 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Chernomorets Burgas players PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo players OFC Spartak Pleven players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FC Dunav Ruse players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Pleven 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub