Miroslav Antonov
Miroslav Antonov (Bulgarian: Мирослав Антонов; born 10 March 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Aiolikos FC in Greece.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miroslav Budinov Antonov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Montana, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aiolikos | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Minyor BD | 25 | (10) |
| 2006–2008 | Montana | 42 | (23) |
| 2008–2009 | Sportist Svoge | 44 | (25) |
| 2010 | Levski Sofia | 13 | (4) |
| 2010 | → Montana (loan) | 17 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 15 | (8) |
| 2012 | → Montana (loan) | 28 | (13) |
| 2013 | Slavia Sofia | 8 | (2) |
| 2013 | Montana | 12 | (3) |
| 2014 | Maccabi Yavne | 18 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Montana | 28 | (17) |
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Yavne | 35 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 12 | (4) |
| 2017 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 19 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Montana | 40 | (5) |
| 2020– | Aiolikos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2019 | |||
Career
Antonov had previously played for Minyor Bobov dol and Montana.
Sportist Svoge
In summer 2008, he signed with Sportist Svoge. In the 2008–09 season, Antonov helped the team with his goals gain promotion to the first division in Bulgaria. He scored 15 goals in 29 matches.
In the first half of the next season he earned 15 appearances playing in the A PFG, scoring five goals.
Levski Sofia
On 4 January 2010, Levski Sofia signed Antonov on a three-year deal for € 50 000.[1] He chose to wear the kit number 19. On 10 February 2010, Antonov scored his first goal for Levski in the 1:0 win against Belarusian side Dinamo Minsk in a friendly match.
Antonov made his official debut for Levski on 7 March 2010 against Minyor Pernik. The result of the match was 3–1 for Levski.
In the 2009–10 season, after couple of bad games and results, Levski however achieved qualification for UEFA Europa League becoming 3rd in the final ranking.
Montana (loan)
On 13 July 2010, Antonov was sent on loan to his former club PFC Montana.
On 15 January 2014 moved to Maccabi Yavne from the Israeli National League 2.
Aiolikos
At the end of January 2020, Antonov moved to Greece where he joined Aiolikos in the Gamma Ethniki.[3] He played two games before he got injured and didn't play again until the summer 2020, also due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Playing style
A tall and physically imposing forward with a good heading ability, Antonov has been likened to Georgi Chilikov.[4]
References
- "Левски" привлече Мирослав Антонов от "Спортист" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- "Епизод V: "Чилика" се завърна на "Огоста"" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 17 July 2017.
- Βγήκε το δελτίο του Αντόνοφ!, sportlesvos.gr, 24 January 2020
- Karlikova, Nadezhda (6 January 2010). "Деветки на изчезване, Мартин Камбуров единствен отговаря на представата за футболна класика" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
External links
- Miroslav Antonov at Soccerway
- Profile at Levskisofia.info