Momchil Tsvetanov Explained

Momchil Tsvetanov
Full Name:Momchil Emilov Tsvetanov
Birth Date:3 December 1990
Birth Place:Pleven, Bulgaria
Height:1.75 m
Position:Left-back, winger
Currentclub:Krumovgrad
Clubnumber:7
Youthclubs1:Spartak Pleven
Youthyears1:–2006
Years1:2006–2007
Clubs1:Spartak Pleven
Caps1:27
Goals1:7
Years2:2008–2014
Clubs2:Litex Lovech
Caps2:118
Goals2:14
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Botev Plovdiv
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:CSKA Sofia
Caps4:18
Goals4:8
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Vereya
Caps5:19
Goals5:5
Years6:2017
Clubs6:Stal Mielec
Caps6:3
Goals6:0
Years7:2018
Clubs7:Slavia Sofia
Caps7:22
Goals7:0
Years8:2019–2021
Caps8:64
Goals8:4
Years9:2021–2022
Clubs9:Gangwon FC
Caps9:18
Goals9:0
Years10:2022
Caps10:5
Goals10:0
Years11:2023
Clubs11:Botev Vratsa
Caps11:31
Goals11:1
Years12:2023–
Clubs12:Krumovgrad
Caps12:10
Goals12:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalyears2:2008–2012
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:6
Nationalyears3:2021–
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:20 June 2024

Momchil Emilov Tsvetanov (Bulgarian: Момчил Емилов Цветанов; born 3 December 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Krumovgrad. Although he predominantly plays as a winger, he has also been deployed as a left-back.

A product of Spartak Pleven's youth academy, he has represented Bulgaria at all youth levels. Tsvetanov was part of U19 squad for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Club career

Spartak Pleven

Born in Pleven, Tsvetanov began his career playing for local club Spartak.[1] On 9 September 2006, at the age of 16 he made his professional debut in the B Group, playing the second half of a 3–0 defeat to Minyor Pernik. He scored his first goal on 7 April 2007 against Hebar Pazardzhik in a 2–0 home league victory. He made 15 league appearances, scoring three goals during his debut season.[2] In the following season Tsvetanov scored four goals in 12 matches.[3]

Litex Lovech

In January 2008, Tsvetanov joined Litex Lovech on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut in the A Group in a 0–0 draw against CSKA Sofia on 1 March 2008. He played for 45 minutes.

On 12 July 2011, Tsvetanov assisted Svetoslav Todorov twice in a 2–1 away win over Mogren Budva in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 Champions League.[4]

Botev Plovdiv

After six years in Lovech, Tsvetanov surprisingly signed a two-year contract with Botev Plovdiv as a free agent on 21 August 2014.[5] He made his league debut for Botev three days later when he came on as 73rd-minute substitute in a match against Slavia Sofia which Botev won 2-0.[6]

Momchil Tsvetanov played in 14 games in A Grupa and 3 games for the Bulgarian Cup without scoring any goals and without making any assists.[7] He failed to impress and at the end of the season his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[8]

CSKA Sofia

On 30 June 2015, Tsvetanov joined CSKA Sofia. He lost his first choice status when the team was reinstated to the A PFG.

Vereya

In July 2016, he signed a contract with newly promoted top division club Vereya.[9]

Stal Mielec

On 11 July 2017, Tsvetanov signed with I liga side Stal Mielec.[10]

Slavia Sofia

On 5 February 2018, Tsvetanov confirmed to the media that he had signed with Slavia Sofia.[11]

On 12 July 2018, Tsvetanov scored his first-ever goal in European competition, netting only goal in a 1–0 away win against FC Ilves in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 15 June 2019, Tsvetanov won his 5th Bulgarian Cup and 1st for his new club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 1 July 2020 he won the Bulgarian Cup again, scoring the last penalty kick in the shoot-out against CSKA Sofia.[12]

Gangwon FC

On 20 July 2021, Korean K League 1 side Gangwon FC announced they have signed Tsvetanov.[13]

Krumovgrad

In December 2023, Tsvetanov joined Krumovgrad.[14]

International career

Tsvetanov made his debut for Bulgaria national team on 25 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Switzerland.[15]

Career statistics

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartak Pleven2006–07B Group15300153
2007–0812410134
Total2771000287
Litex Lovech2007–08A Group70100080
2008–091503110191
2009–1041210062
2010–112234020283
2011–122253240297
2012–1316030190
2013–1431532347
2014–1510003040
Total1181419611014720
Botev Plovdiv2014–15A Group1502000170
CSKA Sofia2015–16V Group18831219
Vereya2016–17Bulgarian First League19550245
Stal Mielec2017–18I liga302050
Slavia Sofia2017–18Bulgarian First League800080
2018–191403041211
Total2203041291
Lokomotiv Plovdiv2018–19Bulgarian First League10041141
2019–202407040350
2020–212144010274
Career total2773850821134847

Honours

Litex Lovech

CSKA Sofia

Slavia Sofia

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Момчил Цветанов: Мъри не се страхува да ни пуска срещу силните. Petkov, Georgi. 7sport.net. 25 July 2008. 15 May 2015. Bulgarian.
  2. Web site: Pfl.bg. Tsvetanov Statistics 2006–07 season. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706144111/http://stat.pfl.bg/cgi/players.cgi?DB:c07;LAT!ID:1376!!queryPlayersInfo17_matches@. 6 July 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Pfl.bg. Tsvetanov Statistics 2007–08 season. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706144106/http://stat.pfl.bg/cgi/players.cgi?DB:c08;LAT!ID:1376!!queryPlayersInfo17_matches@. 6 July 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Quickfire Todorov inspires Litex comeback. UEFA.com. 12 July 2011.
  5. http://botevplovdiv.bg/Botev-privleche-Momchil-Cvetanov-2662.html Ботев привлече Момчил Цветанов
  6. http://botevplovdiv.bg/Botev-nadigra-i-pobedi-Slaviia-buria-prekusna-macha-2667.html Ботев надигра и победи Славия, буря прекъсна мача
  7. http://www.sportal.bg/statistics_player.php?season=135&champ=1&team=3&player=82 Момчил Цветанов - Футболисти - Ботев (Пловдив) - А група
  8. https://botevplovdiv.bg/Botev-se-razdeli-s-Momchil-Cvetanov-3063.html Ботев се раздели с Момчил Цветанов
  9. Web site: topsport.bg. Верея" с ударна селекция - взе Чико Цветанов и бивш на "Левски"!. 26 July 2016. 30 July 2016.
  10. Web site: Lato 2017 - Momchil Tsvetanov witamy! . stalmielec.com . 11 July 2017 . Polish.
  11. https://www.blitz.bg/sport/slavia/momchil-tsvetanov-pred-blits-sport-podpisakh-ss-slaviya_391611.html Момчил Цветанов пред БЛИЦ СПОРТ: Подписах със Славия
  12. Web site: Domuschiev, Angel. topsport.bg. "Синът" на Ганчев и неговата любима. 2 July 2020. 3 July 2020.
  13. Web site: 강원FC on Instagram: ". [오피셜] '불가리아 국가대표' 츠베타노프 영입 입단 소감 저는 팀플레이어이기 때문에 승점 3점을 위해 코칭스태프가 원하는 플레이를 할 것입니다 그리고 팬들에게 경기 마지막까지 강원FC의 승리를 위해 뛰겠다고 말씀드리고 싶습니다 강원FC는 강원경찰청과 협업해 선수 영입 이미지에 '장기 실종 아동'의 사진과 정보를 함께 게재합니다 김선실님을 찾을 수 있도록 많은 관심 부탁드려요 #강원FC #츠베타노프 #오피셜 #불가리아" .
  14. News: ФК Крумовград привлече Момчил Цветанов. 26 December 2023 . 14 December 2023 . bg . bntnews.bg .
  15. Web site: FIFA. Bulgaria v Switzerland game report. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129230109/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155594/#match-lineups. dead. 29 January 2021. 25 March 2021.