Vasil Vasilev
Personal information
Full name Vasil Todorov Vasilev
Date of birth (1984-10-13) 13 October 1984
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Eurocollege
Youth career
1995–2002 Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2010 Botev Plovdiv 106 (1)
2010 Hebar Pazardzhik 12 (2)
2010–2012 Botev Plovdiv 24 (0)
2012– Eurocollege 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2013

Vasil Vasilev (Bulgarian: Васил Василев; born 13 October 1984) is a Bulgarian football defender, who currently plays for FC Eurocollege. He is known as an affectionate Botev Plovdiv fan, having grown amongst the ultras as a younger kid.

Career

Vasilev is a product of the Botev youth academy. On 16 August 2003, he made his debut for the first squad in a match against Belasitsa Petrich. In July 2009, he was given the captain's armband. After the club was administratively relegated from A PFG due to financial difficulties and a number of related issues, he signed with Bulgarian South-West V AFG team PFC Hebar Pazardzhik, where he recorded 12 matches and scored 2 goals. When Botev Plovdiv was revived in the summer of 2010, Vasilev returned to the club of his heart.

Trivia

  • Vasilev's nickname is "The Pillar" (Bulgarian: Стълба).
  • Vasilev has numerous tattoos, one of which is of Hristo Botev - a Bulgarian national hero, after which the football club is named.

Statistics

Updated 15 August 2010

Club Season Appearances Goals
Botev Plovdiv 2003–04 230
2004–05 81
2005–06 130
2006–07 160
2007–08 180
2008–09 280
2009 70
Hebar Pazardzhik 2010 122
Botev Plovdiv 2010-11 10
Total 1253

References

  1. ↑ "Състав на "Ботев" (Пловдив) есен 2011 (p.7)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). bultras.com. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2016.


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