Ruzhin Kerimov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruzhin Ivanov Kerimov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1974 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 94 | (24) |
| 1980–1986 | CSKA Sofia | 121 | (14) |
| 1986–1987 | Altay | ? | (?) |
| 1988–1989 | Varzim | 26 | (7) |
| 1989–1990 | S.C. Covilhã | 21 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Lusitano Évora | 25 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1982 | Bulgaria | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ruzhin Kerimov (Bulgarian: Ружин Керимов; also known as Ruzhdi Kerimov Bulgarian: Ружди Керимов; born 15 July 1956) is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career
[edit]Born in Plovdiv, Kerimov started playing football for hometown club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[1] In 1980, he joined CSKA Sofia, where he would enjoy his greatest successes, winning three consecutive national championships and adding two Bulgarian Cups; in the first round of the 1980–81 European Cup, he scored against Nottingham Forest in a 1–0 away win (2–0 on aggregate), as the capital club eventually reached the quarterfinals.[2]
In 1986, aged 30, Kerimov moved abroad, playing for Altay S.K. in Turkey (helping to the eighth position in the Süper Lig). He made six appearances for the Bulgaria national team, his debut arriving in 1978.
Honours
[edit]- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian A Group (3): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 1983, 1985
References
[edit]- ^ "Керимов: Алкохолът уби бащата на Гонзо" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 16 August 2013.
- ^ Zea, Antonio & Haisma, Marcel (9 January 2008). "European Champions' Cup 1980-81". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
External links
[edit]- Ruzhin Kerimov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ruzhin Kerimov – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ruzhin Kerimov at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Ruzhin Kerimov at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Süper Lig players
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Altay S.K. footballers
- Varzim S.C. players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Bulgarian people of Romani descent
- Footballers from Plovdiv
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