Kiril Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Kирил Димитров; born 21 January 1985)[1] is a Bulgarian former footballer who is currently the general manager of Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kiril Dimitrov | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Simitli, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Belasitsa Petrich | 11 | (1) |
2009–2013 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
2014 | SC Waterloo Region | 16 | (3) |
2015– | Scarborough SC | 61 | (13) |
2018 | Unionville Milliken SC | 10 | (3) |
2019 | Master's FA | 3 | (0) |
2019 | ProStars FC | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Aurora FC | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2015 | Scarborough SC (player/coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2020 |
Playing career
editDimitrov began his career in 2004 with Makedonska Slava and later played with PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad and FC Septemvri Simitli.[2][3] In 2007, he played in the Bulgarian A Football Group with PFC Belasitsa Petrich.[4] He played with the club for two seasons.[5] After Belasitsa was relegated to the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group he went overseas to Canada to sign with the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League.[6] He made his debut for the club on 22 May 2009 in a match against Portugal FC.[7] During his tenure with the White Eagles, he managed to achieve an International division title and reached the CSL Championship finals.[8]
In 2014, he signed with SC Waterloo Region and secured a postseason berth with the club.[9][10] In 2015, he was appointed a general manager to expansion franchise Scarborough SC.[11] He contributed to the development of the club by serving as a player-coach and negotiating player contracts.[12] In the club's debut season the team finished tenth in the overall standings and missed the final postseason berth by a goal difference.[13]
In 2018, he played in League1 Ontario with Unionville Milliken SC.[14] For the 2019 seasons, he played with Master's FA, ProStars FC and Aurora FC.[15][16] In 2021, he assisted Scarborough in securing the CSL Championship against FC Vorkuta in the playoffs.[17]
Honours
editSerbian White Eagles
edit- Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2009
References
edit- ^ "Kiril Dimitrov - SC Scarborough". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Бориславова, Лора (9 January 2017). "Футболист от Симитли пред договор в американската Мейджър лийг сокър". 4ВЛАСТ (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Дългогодишен футболист на Септември (Симитли) се завърна на родна земя". simitli.info (in Bulgarian). 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "FootballSquads – Belasitsa Petrich – 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Бившият футболист на "Беласица" и "Септември" /Сим/ К. Димитров-Брежанеца се надъхва за трета титла в Канада" [The former footballer of "Belasitsa" and "Septemvri" /Sim/ K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa is inspired for a third title in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Serbian White Eagles roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "May 22, 2009 CSL Portugal FC vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "October 24, 2009 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "2014 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Играещият мениджър на канадския "Скарбъро" К. Димитров се прибра в родния Симитли, дебне за футболисти в Пиринско". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Expansion teams boost CSL First Division". Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC). 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Футболист от Симитли стана мениджър на клуб в Канада" [Footballer of Simitli became manager of the club in Canada] (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "First Division Standings 2015 | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Unionville Milliken S.C. – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kiril Dimitrov". league1ontario.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Master's FA 2019 Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Aurora FC – 2019 Playoffs – Roster – # – Kiril Dimitrov". league1ontario.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (7 November 2021). "SCARBOROUGH CSL CHAMPIONS.......Decisive 4–1 victory over FC Vorkuta". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 8 November 2021.