Dragi Kocev | |
Fullname: | Dragi Kocev Драги Коцев |
Birth Date: | 25 February 1987 |
Birth Place: | Radoviš, SR Macedonia |
Position: | Winger |
Youthyears1: | 1995–2001 |
Youthyears2: | 2001–2004 |
Youthclubs1: | FK Jaka |
Youthclubs2: | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
Years1: | 2004–2010 |
Caps1: | 106 |
Goals1: | 12 |
Years2: | 2007–2008 |
Clubs2: | → Pirin GD (loan) |
Caps2: | 19 |
Goals2: | 8 |
Years3: | 2010–2013 |
Caps3: | 48 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs4: | → Pirin GD (loan) |
Caps4: | 24 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2013 |
Caps5: | 12 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2014–2015 |
Caps6: | 33 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Nationalyears1: | 2005–2006 |
Nationalteam1: | Macedonia U19 |
Club-Update: | 4 June 2015 |
Dragi Kocev (Macedonian: Драги Коцев; born 25 February 1987 in Radoviš, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
In June 2005, he received a Bulgarian passport. In 2005 and 2006 Kocev was a member of the Macedonian national under-19 football team.
Born in Radoviš, Kocev start to play football in local club FK Jaka.[1] When he was only 14 years old he went to Blagoevgrad, together with his compatriot Zoran Zlatkovski, and their first club in Bulgaria was Pirin Blagoevgrad, where they progressed through the youth ranks before becoming part of the senior side. Kocev made his A PFG debut in 2004.[2] During the season 2007/08 Kocev was loaned to Pirin Gotse Delchev and played one year in Bulgarian second division.
Kocev signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 July 2010 on a two-year deal.[3] He made his debut on 31 July in a 1–1 away draw against Vidima-Rakovski. Kocev scored his first A PFG goal for Lokomotiv in a 3–0 win against Akademik Sofia on 6 November.