Bulgarian footballer
Ivo Ivanov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Иво Иванов; born 11 March 1985) is a Bulgarian football defender who currently plays for Rozova Dolina Kazanlak.[2]
Career
Beroe
Ivanov began his career in Beroe and made his debut in the 2003-04 season. On 6 May 2010, Beroe won the Bulgarian Cup, 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 Levski Sofia.
Levski Sofia
After playing seven seasons for Beroe, Ivanov signed a three-year-deal with Levski Sofia for a fee of around €100 000 on 8 June 2010.[3] He made his unofficial debut for Levski in a pre-season friendly match against Târgu Mureş on 30 June, entering the match as a substitute.
Ivanov made his competitive debut for Levski in a match against Dundalk - a second qualifying round for Europa League. Levski won the first match and the result was 6–0. In Europa League match against Lille 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.[4] On 17 April 2011, Ivanov scored the winning goal against Cherno More Varna in an A PFG match.[5]
Return to Beroe
On 31 July 2012, Ivanov re-joined Beroe as part of a player exchange deal sending Dimitar Vezalov to Levski Sofia.[6]
After the departure of Georgi Andonov 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.[7] In May 2017, he left the club after his contract expired.[8]
Vereya
On 19 June 2017, Ivanov made the short trip across Stara Zagora, signing with Vereya.[9]
International
On 18 November 2009, Ivo Ivanov made his debut for the national team after coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Blagoy Georgiev in the 4:1 away win against Malta in a friendly match.[10] He earned his second cap on 10 October 2015, in the 0:3 away loss against Croatia in a Euro 2016 qualifier.[11]
Honours
Club
- Beroe
Career statistics
- As of 20 January 2018
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