Venelin Filipov (Bulgarian: Венелин Филипов; born 20 August 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender for Sozopol. His brother, Tsvetan Filipov, is also a footballer.

Venelin Filipov
Personal information
Full name Venelin Angelov Filipov
Date of birth (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Burgas,[1] Bulgaria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Sozopol
Number 14
Youth career
Etar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Chernomorets Pomorie 29 (1)
2010–2014 Chernomorets Burgas 76 (1)
2014–2015 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 22 (0)
2015 Beroe 9 (0)
2016–2017 Voluntari 51 (0)
2018 Etar 4 (0)
2018–2019 Žalgiris 16 (0)
2020 Slavia Sofia 5 (0)
2020–2021 Etar 7 (0)
2021– Sozopol 7 (0)
International career
2011 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

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On 28 February 2018, Filipov signed with Etar Veliko Tarnovo for 1+12 years.[2] He was released after the end of the 2017–18 season.[3] After the 2019 season he left Žalgiris.[4] In February 2020, Filipov joined Slavia Sofia on a contract running for two seasons.[5]

On 4 January 2021, Filipov returned to Etar[6] where he played until the end of the season.[7]

Honours

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FC Voluntari
Žalgiris

References

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  1. ^ a b "Берое атакува Европа със Спаско, Стивън, Жоро, Ванката и Венелин" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Етър привлече защитника Венелин Филипов" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Етър се раздели с Венелин Филипов" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ ""Žalgiris" išsiskyrė su P.Moreriu ir V.Filipovu". www.fkzalgiris.lt. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Славия сключи договор с Венелин Филипов" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ^ Венелин Филипов продължава в Етър, dsport.bg, 4 January 2021
  7. ^ "Още двама си тръгнаха от Етър". June 2021.
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