Kiril Dimitrov (footballer)

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Kiril Dimitrov
Dimitrov in 2009
Personal information
Full name Kiril Dimitrov
Date of birth (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Simitli, Bulgaria
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Belasitsa Petrich 11 (1)
2009–2013 Serbian White Eagles
2014 SC Waterloo Region 16 (3)
2015– Scarborough SC 61 (13)
2018 Unionville Milliken SC 10 (3)
2019 Master's FA 3 (0)
2019 ProStars FC 1 (0)
2019 Aurora FC 5 (0)
Managerial career
2015 Scarborough SC (player/coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2020

Kiril Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Kирил Димитров; born 21 January 1985)[1] is a Bulgarian former footballer who is currently the general manager of Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.

Playing career[edit]

Dimitrov began his career in 2004 with Makedonska Slava and later played with PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad and FC Septemvri Simitli.[2][3] In 2007, he played in the Bulgarian A Football Group with PFC Belasitsa Petrich.[4] He played with the club for two seasons.[5] After Belasitsa was relegated to the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group he went overseas to Canada to sign with the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League.[6] He made his debut for the club on 22 May 2009 in a match against Portugal FC.[7] During his tenure with the White Eagles, he managed to achieve an International division title and reached the CSL Championship finals.[8]

In 2014, he signed with SC Waterloo Region and secured a postseason berth with the club.[9][10] In 2015, he was appointed a general manager to expansion franchise Scarborough SC.[11] He contributed to the development of the club by serving as a player-coach and negotiating player contracts.[12] In the club's debut season the team finished tenth in the overall standings and missed the final postseason berth by a goal difference.[13]

In 2018, he played in League1 Ontario with Unionville Milliken SC.[14] For the 2019 seasons, he played with Master's FA, ProStars FC and Aurora FC.[15][16] In 2021, he assisted Scarborough in securing the CSL Championship against FC Vorkuta in the playoffs.[17]

Honours[edit]

Serbian White Eagles[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kiril Dimitrov - SC Scarborough". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ Бориславова, Лора (9 January 2017). "Футболист от Симитли пред договор в американската Мейджър лийг сокър". 4ВЛАСТ (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Дългогодишен футболист на Септември (Симитли) се завърна на родна земя". www.simitli.info (in Bulgarian). 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Belasitsa Petrich - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Бившият футболист на "Беласица" и "Септември" /Сим/ К. Димитров-Брежанеца се надъхва за трета титла в Канада" [The former footballer of "Belasitsa" and "Septemvri" /Sim/ K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa is inspired for a third title in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Serbian White Eagles roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  7. ^ Glover, Robin. "May 22, 2009 CSL Portugal FC vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  8. ^ Glover, Robin. "October 24, 2009 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  9. ^ "2014 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Играещият мениджър на канадския "Скарбъро" К. Димитров се прибра в родния Симитли, дебне за футболисти в Пиринско". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Expansion teams boost CSL First Division". Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC). 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Футболист от Симитли стана мениджър на клуб в Канада" [Footballer of Simitli became manager of the club in Canada] (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "First Division Standings 2015 | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Unionville Milliken S.C. - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Kiril Dimitrov -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Master's FA 2019 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  16. ^ "Aurora FC - 2019 Playoffs - Roster - # - Kiril Dimitrov -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  17. ^ Adamson, Stan (7 November 2021). "SCARBOROUGH CSL CHAMPIONS.......Decisive 4-1 victory over FC Vorkuta". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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