Ivo Ivanov Ivanov (; born 11 March 1985) is a

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who currently plays for Rozova Dolina Kazanlak.

Career

Beroe

Ivanov began his career in Beroe and made his debut in the 2003-04 season. On 6 May 2010, Beroe won the

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, beating Chernomorets Pomorie in the final. Ivanov played through the whole match. On 18 October 2009, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away league win over

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Levski Sofia

After playing seven seasons for Beroe, Ivanov signed a three-year deal with

for a fee of around €100 000 on 8 June 2010. He made his unofficial debut for Levski in a pre-season friendly match against

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on 30 June, entering the match as a substitute. Ivanov made his competitive debut for Levski in a match against

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- a second qualifying round for

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. Levski won the first match and the result was 6–0. In

match against

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held on 4 November 2010, Levski was leading 2–1 until Ivo Ivanov scored an own goal shortly before the conclusion of the game to make it 2–2. On 17 April 2011, Ivanov scored the winning goal against

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in an

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match.

Return to Beroe

On 31 July 2012, Ivanov re-joined Beroe as part of a player exchange deal sending Dimitar Vezalov to

. After the departure of

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from Beroe in August 2014, Ivanov was named as his replacement as club captain. On 20 January 2015, he signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Beroe until 2017. In May 2017, he left the club after his contract expired.

Vereya

On 19 June 2017, Ivanov made the short trip across

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, signing with

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International

On 18 November 2009, Ivo Ivanov made his debut for the

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after coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for

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in the 4:1 away win against

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in a

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. He earned his second cap on 10 October 2015, in the 0:3 away loss against

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in a Euro 2016 qualifier.

Honours

Club

; Beroe *

(2): 2009–2010,

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(1):

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* East B PFG (1): 2008-09

Career statistics

:''As of 20 January 2018''

References

External links

Ivo at Levski's site
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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanov, Ivo 1985 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Rozova Dolina Kazanlak players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players PFC Levski Sofia players FC Vereya players FC Spartak Varna players FC Levski Karlovo players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Kazanlak 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen