Dimitar Rangelov (Bulgarian: Димитър Рангелов; born 9 February 1983) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Dimitar Rangelov
Personal information
Full name Dimitar Dimitrov Rangelov
Date of birth (1983-02-09) 9 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Slavia Sofia 127 (32)
2006–2008 Strasbourg 15 (2)
2007Erzgebirge Aue (loan) 16 (5)
2007–2008Energie Cottbus (loan) 22 (6)
2008Energie Cottbus II (loan) 1 (0)
2008–2009 Energie Cottbus 27 (9)
2009–2012 Borussia Dortmund 11 (1)
2010–2011Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 22 (2)
2011–2012Energie Cottbus (loan) 30 (12)
2012–2014 FC Luzern 54 (12)
2014–2017 Konyaspor 78 (13)
2017–2018 Ümraniyespor 27 (9)
2018–2020 Energie Cottbus 46 (18)
2020–2021 Slavia Sofia 26 (3)
2021–2022 VfB Krieschow 22 (12)
Total 524 (136)
International career
2004–2016 Bulgaria 40 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made his debut for Bulgaria in 2004.[2]

Career

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Slavia Sofia

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Born in Sofia,[3] Rangelov started playing football in local team Slavia. On 3 June 2000, then 17 years old, he made his official debut in professional football in a match against Beroe Stara Zagora as a 65th-minute substitute. Rangelov played for Slavia Sofia between 2000 and 2006.

Strasbourg

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Rangelov was sold to RC Strasbourg for 1 million. In January 2007, he was loaned for six months to German side Erzgebirge Aue. After that, he moved to Energie Cottbus on a season-long loan and quickly developed into an important first team player at his new team.

Energie Cottbus

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After the 2007–08 season, Rangelov signed permanently for Energie Cottbus. He made 49 appearances playing in the Bundesliga, scoring 15 goals.

Borussia Dortmund

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On 16 June 2009, Rangelov officially signed his contract with Borussia Dortmund. The transfer fee was 1 million.[4][5] His contract is for four years. On 20 March 2010, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga for the Dortmund side in the 3–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.[6]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)

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On 4 September 2010, Borussia Dortmund loaned him to Maccabi Tel Aviv[7][8] until the end of the season with purchase option in the end. On 6 November 2010, Rangelov scored his first goal for Maccabi in the match against Hapoel Ashkelon. In April 2011 with the end of regular season (before the playoffs). Rangelov reached a mutual agreement on his release from Maccabi and his return to his original club Dortmund.

Return to Energie Cottbus (loan)

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On 28 June 2011, Rangelov re-joined Energie Cottbus where he played between 2007 and 2009, signing a one-year loan deal.[9] Rangelov ended the season in 2. Bundesliga with 12 goals to his name making him Energie's top scorer.

Luzern

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On 11 July 2012, Rangelov joined Swiss Super League side FC Luzern on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, though media reports estimated it to be between €300,000 and £350,000.[10][11] Four days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against FC Zürich, playing the full 90 minutes. On 11 August Rangelov netted his first goal, scoring a penalty against St. Gallen. He scored his first-ever European goal on 23 August, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home win over Genk in their Europa League play-offs first leg tie.[12] A week later, in the second leg tie against Genk, Rangelov was sent off in the 37th minute.[13]

Third Energie Cottbus stint

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In October 2018, Rangelov joined Energie Cottbus for the third time in his career having signed a contract until the end of the season.[14] As of 2019, he is the only Bulgarian to have scored at four different levels of the German league system.[15]

Return to Slavia Sofia

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After nearly 15 years playing abroad Rangelov returned to his childhood club Slavia Sofia by signing a contract with the club in July 2020.

VfB Krieschow

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Rangelov moved to German club VfB Krieschow, playing in the fifth-tier NOFV-Oberliga Süd, in 2021.[16] He left the club after the 2021–22 season.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavia Sofia 2000–01 A Group 5 0 5 0
2001–02 24 3 24 3
2002–03 24 4 24 4
2003–04 21 10 21 10
2004–05 27 8 27 8
2005–06 26 7 1 0 27 7
Total 127 32 1 0 0 0 128 32
Strasbourg 2006–07 Ligue 2 15 2 4 2 19 4
Erzgebirge Aue (loan) 2006–07[18] 2. Bundesliga 16 5 0 0 16 5
Energie Cottbus (loan) 2007–08[18] Bundesliga 22 6 1 1 23 7
Energie Cottbus II (loan) 2007–08[18] Regionalliga Nord 1 0 0 0 1 0
Energie Cottbus 2008–09[18] Bundesliga 27 9 3 3 30 12
Borussia Dortmund 2009–10[18] Bundesliga 10 1 2 0 0 0 12 1
2010–11[18] 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 11 1 2 0 1 0 14 1
Borussia Dortmund II 2009–10[18] 3. Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 2010–11 Israeli Premier League 22 2 6 2 0 0 28 4
Energie Cottbus (loan) 2011–12[18] 2. Bundesliga 30 12 1 0 31 12
FC Luzern 2012–13 Swiss Super League 28 1 1 0 2 1 31 2
2013–14 26 11 5 6 31 17
Total 54 12 6 6 2 1 62 19
Konyaspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 23 6 3 0 26 6
2015–16 29 4 8 1 37 5
2016–17 26 3 4 2 1 1 31 6
Total 78 13 15 3 1 1 94 17
Ümraniyespor 2017–18 TFF First League 27 9 0 0 27 9
Energie Cottbus 2018–19[18] 3. Liga 24 7 0 0 24 7
2019–20[18] Regionalliga Nordost 22 11 1 0 23 11
Total 46 18 1 0 0 0 47 18
Slavia Sofia 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 23 3 4 0 1 0 31 3
VfB Krieschow 2021–22 NOFV-Oberliga Süd 22 12 0 0 22 12
Career total 524 136 44 17 5 2 575 155

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2004 2 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 3 0
2009 8 1
2010 8 1
2011 2 0
2012 3 1
2013 3 0
2014 1 0
2015 4 1
2016 6 2
Total 40 6
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rangelov goal.
List of international goals scored by Dimitar Rangelov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 August 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   Latvia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 12 October 2010 Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey   Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 12 October 2012 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   Denmark 1–0 1–1 2014 World Cup qualifier
4 13 October 2015 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   Azerbaijan 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier
5 29 March 2016 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia   Macedonia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6 6 September 2016 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   Luxembourg 1–0 4–3 2018 World Cup qualifier

References

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  1. ^ "Профил на Димитър Димитров Рангелов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Dimitar Rangelov wechselt zum FC Luzern" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ "БФС честити рождения ден на Димитър Рангелов". BFS. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Borussia Dortmund After Cottbus Striker Rangelov". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Rangelov signs with Borussia Dortmund for three years". Bulgaria Gazette. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Leverkusen kann Gunst der Stunde nicht nutzen". Die Welt. Welt Online. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  7. ^ מכבי סיכמה על השאלת ראנגלוב (in Hebrew). maccabi-tlv.co.il. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  8. ^ דימיטאר רנגלוב: עונה הבאה נוכל להצליחבאלופות (in Hebrew). one.co.il. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Rangelov zurück nach Cottbus". 2. Bundesliga (in German). Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  10. ^ Gruhn, Andreas (15 August 2012). "Der BVB muss erwachsen werden" (in German). rp-online.de. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  11. ^ Zocher, Thomas (11 July 2012). "Rangelov makes Luzern switch". Skysports.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Luzern 2–1 Genk". UEFA.com. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Genk 2–0 Luzern". UEFA.com. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Fix: Cottbus nimmt Rangelov wieder unter Vertrag". kicker Online (in German). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Димитър Рангелов е първият българин с голове в 4 различни нива на немския футбол". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Бивш национал подпиcа c 4-и отбоp в Геpмания, ще игpае в 5-а лига" [Former national team signed with the 4th team in Germany, will play in the 5th league]. 24 Chasa (in Bulgarian). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  17. ^ Lehmann, Jan (4 September 2022). "Fußball Oberliga Transfer: VfB Krieschow schaut nach Rangelov-Ersatz und träumt wieder vom Finale gegen Energie Cottbus" [Soccer Oberliga transfer: VfB Krieschow looks for Rangelov replacement and dreams of the final against Energie Cottbus again]. Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dimitar Rangelov » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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