Bozhidar Vasev
Personal information
Full name Bozhidar Yuriev Vasev
Date of birth (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993
Place of birth Pernik, Bulgaria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Varna
Number 30
Youth career
Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Slavia Sofia 3 (0)
2012 → Pomorie (loan) 6 (0)
2012 Septemvri Simitli 10 (1)
2013 Pirin Blagoevgrad 15 (3)
2013–2016 Botev Plovdiv 51 (4)
2013–2014 → Rakovski (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2017 Slavia Sofia 28 (4)
2017 Hapoel Acre 0 (0)
2017–2019 Dunav Ruse 47 (4)
2019–2020 Hebar 16 (0)
2020 Tsarsko Selo 12 (1)
2021–2022 Minyor Pernik 45 (21)
2022– Spartak Varna 21 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Bulgaria U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023

Bozhidar Vasev (Bulgarian: Божидар Васев; born 14 March 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spartak Varna.

Career

Botev Plovdiv

Vasev signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv in July 2013 and soon after that he was loaded the Rakovski.[1]

Vasev returned to Botev Plovdiv for season 2014-15 and became part of the first team. The manager Velislav Vutsov decided to use him on a new position as a left-back.

2014-15

In December 2014 Velislav Vutsov was replaced by Petar Penchev. The new manager returned Vasev to his favorite position in the midfield. On 10 March 2015 Bozhidar scored his first goal in A Grupa during the 0–2 away win over the local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]

2015-16

On 29 August 2015 Vasev scored a goal for the 2–1 victory over Cherno More Varna.[3]

Two months later, on 23 October, Vasev has sent off only 5 minutes after replacing the injured Orlin Starokin. Vasev received a yellow card during the substitution for coming on the pitch without a permission from the referee. Soon after that he committed a foul and was sent off. Immediately after the game Vasev was fined, although that his team achieved 1–0 win over Pirin Blagoevgrad.[4][5] After missing a match due to a ban, on 30 October, Vasev returned in the starting lineup for the away game with Slavia Sofia. In the 80th minute Slavia Sofia scored a goal after Vasev's terrible mistake, while two minutes later they scored the second goal for their 2–0 home win.[6]

Hapoel Acre

In June 2017, Vasev joined Pirin Blagoevgrad[7] but did not sign a professional contract because of the club's financial problems. On 6 July, he signed for 1+1 years with Israeli side Hapoel Acre.[8]

Dunav Ruse

On 5 September 2017, Vasev signed a two-year contract with Dunav Ruse, where he joined his brother Andreas.[9]

Spartak Varna

After 2 seasons with Minyor Pernik and becoming the top goalscorer in 2021-22 for the team, Vasev moved to the newly promoted to First League team Spartak Varna, signing a 3-years long contract.[10]

Personal life

Bozhidar Vasev is son of the football coach Yuri Vasev. His brother Andreas Vasev is also a football player.

Stabbing

On 23 August 2011, Vasev was stabbed in the back by unknown attackers in downtown Sofia.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Синът на Юрий Васев подписа с Ботев Пловдив
  2. ↑ Ботев сгази Локо в калта на Лаута
  3. ↑ Сърцат Ботев пречупи Черно море
  4. ↑ Ботев с труден и ценен успех над Пирин, Нелсън дебютира с победен гол
  5. ↑ "Инфо на PD: Глобиха Божо Васев!". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  6. ↑ Ботев загуби от Славия с два късни гола
  7. ↑ "Пирин започна с един нов и двама на проби" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 14 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Божидар Васев подписа с Апоел" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 6 July 2017.
  9. ↑ ""Дунав" подписа с нов футболист" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 5 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Божидар Васев премина в Спартак (Варна)
  11. ↑ "Teenage Slavia Sofia player stabbed in back". reuters.com. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
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