Pavel_Vidanov
Pavel Vidanov
Bulgarian footballer (born 1988)
Pavel Vidanov (Bulgarian: Павел Виданов; born 1 August 1988) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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Vidanov in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavel Valeriev Vidanov | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSKA Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | CSKA Sofia | 50 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Vihren (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Rapid București (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Zagłębie Lubin | 55 | (0) |
| 2015 | Zagłębie Lubin II | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Trapani | 4 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Górnik Zabrze | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | Górnik Zabrze II | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Beroe | 23 | (0) |
| 2018 | Slavia Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Atlantas | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 202 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Bulgaria U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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CSKA Sofia
Born in Sofia, Vidanov began his career with local club CSKA Sofia. He made his professional debut in a 2–0 home win over Botev Plovdiv on 18 April 2007, coming on as a substitute for Tiago Silva. He made his first start on 27 May against Belasitsa Petrich at Tsar Samuil Stadium in the last game of the 2006–07 season.
In January 2008, he was loaned out to Vihren Sandanski for the rest of the season, where he played 14 games in the A Group.
In June 2008, Vidanov returned to CSKA. Since then, he played as regular for CSKA and was also called up to the national team of his country.
Rapid București (loan)
On 19 February 2011, Vidanov was loaned out to the Romanian club Rapid București with an option for purchase at the end of the 2010–11 Liga I season. He made his debut in a 3–2 away loss against Gloria Bistrița on 18 March. Vidanov returned to CSKA at the end of the season having made only 6 appearances in Liga I.
Zagłębie Lubin
On 21 January 2012, Vidanov joined Polish club Zagłębie Lubin. He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 19 February, in a 2–2 home draw against Wisła Kraków. Vidanov's contract with Zagłębie expired at the end of the 2013–14 season and he left the club as a free agent.
Trapani
On 26 October 2014, Vidanov signed a one-year contract with Italian Serie B club Trapani Calcio after successfully completing a trial period.[2] He made his debut on 8 November against Frosinone but was replaced through injury after 36 minutes. Vidanov scored his first goal in a 2–2 home draw against Perugia on 12 December.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Vidanov joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 3 October 2016.[3]
Beroe
On 19 June 2017, Vidanov signed with Beroe Stara Zagora.[4] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[5]
On 12 August 2009, Vidanov made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Latvia after coming on as a substitute for Blagoy Georgiev in the 75th minute.
- CSKA Sofia
- "Профил на Павел Виданов" (in Bulgarian). Beroe Stara Zagora official website. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Il difensore bulgaro Vidanov è un calciatore del Trapani" (in Italian). Trapani Calcio. 26 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "Локо Пд привлече бивш играч на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 3 October 2016.
- "Берое привлече Павел Виданов" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 19 June 2017.
- "Берое се разделя с шестима" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 23 May 2018.
- Pavel Vidanov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pavel Vidanov at Soccerway
- Career Statistics at The Guardian
- Pavel Vidanov at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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