Dimitar Yakimov Explained

Dimitar Yakimov
Fullname:	Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov
Height:	1.84 m
Birth Date:	1941 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Šlegovo, Kingdom of Bulgaria (now North Macedonia)
Position:	Attacking midfielder, forward
Years1:	1958–1960
Clubs1:	Septemvri Sofia
Caps1:	21
Goals1:	10
Years2:	1960–1974
Clubs2:	CSKA Sofia
Caps2:	287
Goals2:	141
Totalcaps:	308
Totalgoals:	151
Nationalyears1:	1959–1973
Nationalteam1:	Bulgaria
Nationalcaps1:	67^[1]
Nationalgoals1:	9

Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov (Bulgarian: Димитър Николов Якимов; born 12 August 1941) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He represented Septemvri Sofia and CSKA Sofia at club level, and the Bulgaria national team internationally.

International career

Yakimov was part of the Bulgaria under-18 team that won the 1959 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. On 11 October 1959, he first played for the Bulgarian senior squad, in a match versus France.^[2] Yakimov played for Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^{[3] [4]}

Honours

Septemvri Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup

1959–60

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian League (7): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
• Bulgarian Cup

1960–61, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1971–72

Individual

• Bulgarian League top scorer: 1970–71
• World XI: 1966, 1967^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23134 player stats
2. Web site: eu-football.info. Bulgaria 1–0 France 11.10.1959.
3. Web site: Sports Reference. Dimitar Yakimov Biography and Statistics. 26 October 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023165432/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/dimitar-yakimov-1.html. 23 October 2012.
4. Web site: Dimitar Yakimov . Olympedia . 10 December 2021.
5. Web site: Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties . Beyond The Last Man . 29 April 2013 . 19 July 2020 . 22 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220354/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ . live .