Dragi Kocev

Dragi Kocev (Macedonian: Драги Коцев; born 25 February 1987 in Radoviš, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Dragi Kocev
Personal information
Full name Dragi Kocev
Драги Коцев
Date of birth (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987
Place of birth Radoviš, SR Macedonia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1995–2001 FK Jaka
2001–2004 Pirin Blagoevgrad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Pirin Blagoevgrad 106 (12)
2007–2008 → Pirin GD (loan) 19 (8)
2010–2013 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 48 (2)
2012–2013 → Pirin GD (loan) 24 (1)
2013 Pirin GD 12 (0)
2014–2015 Pirin Blagoevgrad 33 (5)
International career
2005–2006 Macedonia U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2015

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.

References
  1. "Вардар го бара Драги Коцев од Локо Пловдив" (in Macedonian). Никола Ѓуровски, ekipa.mk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. Shekirov, Hassan (26 July 2010). "Драги Коцев стана "смърф" за 3 години". novsport.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. "Драги Коцев подписа с Локо Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 26 July 2010.


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