Dragi Kocev Explained

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.

Club career

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.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Вардар го бара Драги Коцев од Локо Пловдив. Никола Ѓуровски, ekipa.mk. 2012-11-07. Macedonian. dead. https://archive.today/20130219032115/http://ekipa.mk/News.aspx?newsId=4031. 19 February 2013.
  2. Web site: novsport.com. Shekirov, Hassan. Драги Коцев стана "смърф" за 3 години. 26 July 2010. 12 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Драги Коцев подписа с Локо Пловдив. gong.bg. 2010-07-26. Bulgarian.