Atanas Kurdov
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
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Atanas Kurdov (Template:Lang-bg; born 28 September 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Litex Lovech. His father is former player and manager Petar Kurdov.
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Career
Youth career
Kurdov is a product of the Levski Sofia's Youth Academy. In 2007, he spent weeks on a trial period in Celtic FC and Tottenham Hotspur. All in all, Kurdov signed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
On 9 July 2007, Kurdov signed a four-year contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In his first season there, Atanas capped 26 times and scored 10 goals for the reserves team. In the summer of 2010 he was released from the club.
Botev Plovdiv
After being released from Bayer 04 Leverkusen he signed with Bulgarian V AFG side Botev Plovdiv on 24 August, despite being wanted by his youth club Levski Sofia earlier that summer. He was top scorer in the third tier in 2010–11, with 46 goals in the South East V FG.[1] He also scored 3 goals in 3 minutes against Stambolovo. In January 2011, Kurdov was approached by newly promoted A PFG club Ludogorets Razgrad, but his transfer fell through, due to the accusations of being a glory seeker from the Botev fans. On June 26, 2012, he was released from Botev Plovdiv along with 15 other players.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
After a one-week trial, on 25 August 2012, Kurdov joined Botev's eternal rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a year contract. His move to Lokomotiv remains very controversial keeping in mind his family's history with Botev (his father and older brother Evgeni also played for Botev).
FC Astana
On 26 February 2014, Kurdov signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Astana.[2] On 19 April, he scored three goals in the 4:3 away win over Irtysh Pavlodar in a Kazakhstan Premier League match.[3]
Honours
- Astana
References
External links
Template:PFC Litex Lovech squad
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