Veselin Minev (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Веселин Минев; born 14 October 1980) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Veselin Milchev Minev | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hebar Pazardzhik | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Belasitsa Petrich | 34 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Botev Plovdiv | 62 | (4) |
| 2006–2011 | Levski Sofia | 91 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Antalyaspor | 29 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Botev Plovdiv | 35 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Levski Sofia | 80 | (0) |
| 2017 | Etar | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | Vereya | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Tsarsko Selo | 38 | (0) |
| 2020 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Vihren Sandanski | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Bulgaria | 25 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Hebar Pazardzhik (youth coach) | ||
| 2021 | Levski Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Arda Kardzhali (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He has a twin brother, Yordan, who is also a footballer.
Club career
editMinev, together with his twin brother, started his career at Hebar Pazardzhik.[1] Later, Minev joined Botev Plovdiv.
Levski Sofia
editMinev came to Levski in June 2006.
On 9 May 2009, Minev and his twin brother Yordan entered in the history of The Eternal Derby. The situation was even more interesting, because Veselin was a left full-back and his brother Yordan was a right midfielder, and Veselin guarded his brother Yordan. Despite the tackles, after a foul against Veselin, Yordan came to him and call the referee.
He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2008–09 season. In 2009–10 season, Levski achieved qualifying for UEFA Europa League becoming third in the final ranking. During the 2010–11 Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League after eliminating Dundalk F.C., Kalmar FF and AIK Fotboll. Levski was drawn in Group C, facing Gent, Lille and Sporting CP.
Antalyaspor
edit
On 30 May 2011, Minev signed a three-year deal with Turkish club Antalyaspor for an undisclosed fee.[2] He left the club in early December 2012 for personal reasons.
Botev Plovdiv
editOn 12 December 2012, immediately following the appointment of Stanimir Stoilov as head coach, Minev signed a 1.5-year contract (with the option for an additional year) with his former club Botev Plovdiv.[3] Minev was among the first choice defenders during his time with the "canaries", captaining the team on occasions. His last game for the club was a 4–0 home victory against Libertas in the first qualifying round for UEFA Europa League on 3 July 2014.[4]
Levski Sofia
editIn July 2014 Minev's contract with Botev was terminated due to the financial problems that occurred in the club. On 7 July 2014, he returned to Levski signing a new 1+1 year deal with the club.[5] He was released in June 2017.[6]
Etar
editOn 16 June 2017, Minev signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[7]
Vereya
editOn 13 January 2018 Minev joined Vereya Stara Zagora on a six-month contract.[8]
Tsarsko Selo
editOn 11 June 2018, Minev signed a one-year contract with Second League club Tsarsko Selo.[9]
International career
editOn 28 August 2009, Minev received his first international call-up for the World Qualifier match against Montenegro.[10] He remained an unused substitute for the game. On 10 October 2009, he made his debut for the national side in the 1:4 away loss to Cyprus, playing the full 90 minutes of the game.[11] Minev was a starter for Bulgaria during the first two 2014 World Cup qualifiers, but in October 2012 he received a two-match ban for his involvement in a number of incidents during the ill-tempered match against Armenia.[12]
Later and coaching career
editIn January 2021, Minev returned to Hebar Pazardzhik as a youth coach.[13] He left the position in April 2021 to join his former teammate, Zhivko Milanov, as assistant manager at Levski Sofia. After Milanov was released in September 2021, Minev also left his position.[14] A week later, Minev came out of retirement to play for Vihren Sandanski.[15] He played for the club for the rest of the season.
At the end of May 2022, Minew was appointed assistant manager of FC Arda Kardzhali.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 13 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2006–07 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Antalyaspor | 2011–12 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Vereya | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 249 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 320 | 1 | |
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | |
Honours
edit- Champion of Bulgaria: 2006–07, 2008–09
- Bulgarian Cup 2007
- Bulgarian Supercup 2006–07, 2008–09
References
edit- ^ "6000 евро по трансфера на Веселин Минев очакват в Хебър". Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Dış transferde ilk isim Minev". antalyaspor.com.tr. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Ботев" уреди Веско Минев, националът подписва за 1,5+1 година". 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "В "Ботев" мислят до петък, феновете не искат Вуцов". 8 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Официално: Минев в Левски за 1+1 години, националът парафира със "сините". 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Левски обяви раздяла с още трима футболисти, Боян Йоргачевич остава... засега!". topsport.bg. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ ""Етър" привлече досегашния капитан на "Левски" Веселин Минев" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Бившият капитан на Левски си намери нов отбор в Първа лига" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Отбор от Втора лига взе бивш капитан на Левски" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Минев от "Левски" е повикан за първи път в националния отбор". dnevnik.bg. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Резил в Ларнака! Кипър ни разпра 4:1". 7sport.net. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Пенев повика двама играчи на ЦСКА заради наказание на Веселин Минев". dnevnik.bg. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Веселин Минев: Оставям отбор, който играе футбол, hebarfc.com, 21 July 2021
- ^ Доскорошен треньор в "Левски" се връща на терена, 24chasa.bg, 8 September 2021
- ^ "Веселин Минев възобновява футболната си кариера" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Веско Минев влиза в щаба на Александър Тунчев в Арда, topsport.bg, 26 May 2022
External links
edit- Veselin Minev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Veselin Minev at Soccerway
- Veselin Minev at LevskiSofia.info
- Veselin Minev at the Turkish Football Federation
- Veselin Minev at WorldFootball.net
