Dimitar Rangelov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dimitar Dimitrov Rangelov | ||
Date of birth | 9 February 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2006 | Slavia Sofia | 127 | (32) |
2006–2008 | Strasbourg | 15 | (2) |
2007 | → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 16 | (5) |
2007–2008 | → Energie Cottbus (loan) | 22 | (6) |
2008 | → Energie Cottbus II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Energie Cottbus | 27 | (9) |
2009–2012 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2011–2012 | → Energie Cottbus (loan) | 30 | (12) |
2012–2014 | FC Luzern | 54 | (12) |
2014–2017 | Konyaspor | 78 | (13) |
2017–2018 | Ümraniyespor | 27 | (9) |
2018–2020 | Energie Cottbus | 46 | (18) |
2020–2021 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | (3) |
2021–2022 | VfB Krieschow | 22 | (12) |
Total | 524 | (136) | |
International career | |||
2004–2016 | Bulgaria | 40 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dimitar Rangelov (Bulgarian: Димитър Рангелов; born 9 February 1983) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He made his debut for Bulgaria in 2004.[2]
Career
[edit]Slavia Sofia
[edit]Born in Sofia,[3] Rangelov started playing football in local team Slavia. On 3 June 2000, then 17 years old, he made his official debut in professional football in a match against Beroe Stara Zagora as a 65th-minute substitute. Rangelov played for Slavia Sofia between 2000 and 2006.
Strasbourg
[edit]Rangelov was sold to RC Strasbourg for €1 million. In January 2007, he was loaned for six months to German side Erzgebirge Aue. After that, he moved to Energie Cottbus on a season-long loan and quickly developed into an important first team player at his new team.
Energie Cottbus
[edit]After the 2007–08 season, Rangelov signed permanently for Energie Cottbus. He made 49 appearances playing in the Bundesliga, scoring 15 goals.
Borussia Dortmund
[edit]On 16 June 2009, Rangelov officially signed his contract with Borussia Dortmund. The transfer fee was €1 million.[4][5] His contract is for four years. On 20 March 2010, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga for the Dortmund side in the 3–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.[6]
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)
[edit]On 4 September 2010, Borussia Dortmund loaned him to Maccabi Tel Aviv[7][8] until the end of the season with purchase option in the end. On 6 November 2010, Rangelov scored his first goal for Maccabi in the match against Hapoel Ashkelon. In April 2011 with the end of regular season (before the playoffs). Rangelov reached a mutual agreement on his release from Maccabi and his return to his original club Dortmund.
Return to Energie Cottbus (loan)
[edit]On 28 June 2011, Rangelov re-joined Energie Cottbus where he played between 2007 and 2009, signing a one-year loan deal.[9] Rangelov ended the season in 2. Bundesliga with 12 goals to his name making him Energie's top scorer.
Luzern
[edit]On 11 July 2012, Rangelov joined Swiss Super League side FC Luzern on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, though media reports estimated it to be between €300,000 and £350,000.[10][11] Four days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against FC Zürich, playing the full 90 minutes. On 11 August Rangelov netted his first goal, scoring a penalty against St. Gallen. He scored his first-ever European goal on 23 August, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home win over Genk in their Europa League play-offs first leg tie.[12] A week later, in the second leg tie against Genk, Rangelov was sent off in the 37th minute.[13]
Third Energie Cottbus stint
[edit]In October 2018, Rangelov joined Energie Cottbus for the third time in his career having signed a contract until the end of the season.[14] As of 2019, he is the only Bulgarian to have scored at four different levels of the German league system.[15]
Return to Slavia Sofia
[edit]After nearly 15 years playing abroad Rangelov returned to his childhood club Slavia Sofia by signing a contract with the club in July 2020.
VfB Krieschow
[edit]Rangelov moved to German club VfB Krieschow, playing in the fifth-tier NOFV-Oberliga Süd, in 2021.[16] He left the club after the 2021–22 season.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slavia Sofia | 2000–01 | A Group | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
2001–02 | 24 | 3 | – | 24 | 3 | |||||
2002–03 | 24 | 4 | – | 24 | 4 | |||||
2003–04 | 21 | 10 | – | 21 | 10 | |||||
2004–05 | 27 | 8 | – | 27 | 8 | |||||
2005–06 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 7 | |||
Total | 127 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 32 | ||
Strasbourg | 2006–07 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 19 | 4 | |
Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 2006–07[18] | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 5 | |
Energie Cottbus (loan) | 2007–08[18] | Bundesliga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 23 | 7 | |
Energie Cottbus II (loan) | 2007–08[18] | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
Energie Cottbus | 2008–09[18] | Bundesliga | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | 30 | 12 | |
Borussia Dortmund | 2009–10[18] | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
2010–11[18] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2009–10[18] | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 2010–11 | Israeli Premier League | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
Energie Cottbus (loan) | 2011–12[18] | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 12 | |
FC Luzern | 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
2013–14 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 6 | – | 31 | 17 | |||
Total | 54 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 19 | ||
Konyaspor | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 6 | |
2015–16 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | 37 | 5 | |||
2016–17 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | ||
Total | 78 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 17 | ||
Ümraniyespor | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 9 | |
Energie Cottbus | 2018–19[18] | 3. Liga | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 7 | |
2019–20[18] | Regionalliga Nordost | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 11 | ||
Total | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 18 | ||
Slavia Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
VfB Krieschow | 2021–22 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 12 | |
Career total | 524 | 136 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 575 | 155 |
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bulgaria | 2004 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | 3 | 0 | |
2009 | 8 | 1 | |
2010 | 8 | 1 | |
2011 | 2 | 0 | |
2012 | 3 | 1 | |
2013 | 3 | 0 | |
2014 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | 4 | 1 | |
2016 | 6 | 2 | |
Total | 40 | 6 |
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rangelov goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 August 2009 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 12 October 2010 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
3 | 12 October 2012 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
4 | 13 October 2015 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier |
5 | 29 March 2016 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | Macedonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
6 | 6 September 2016 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2018 World Cup qualifier |
References
[edit]- ^ "Профил на Димитър Димитров Рангелов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Dimitar Rangelov wechselt zum FC Luzern" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "БФС честити рождения ден на Димитър Рангелов". BFS. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund After Cottbus Striker Rangelov". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Rangelov signs with Borussia Dortmund for three years". Bulgaria Gazette. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Leverkusen kann Gunst der Stunde nicht nutzen". Die Welt. Welt Online. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ מכבי סיכמה על השאלת ראנגלוב (in Hebrew). maccabi-tlv.co.il. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ דימיטאר רנגלוב: עונה הבאה נוכל להצליחבאלופות (in Hebrew). one.co.il. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Rangelov zurück nach Cottbus". 2. Bundesliga (in German). Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ Gruhn, Andreas (15 August 2012). "Der BVB muss erwachsen werden" (in German). rp-online.de. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ Zocher, Thomas (11 July 2012). "Rangelov makes Luzern switch". Skysports.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Luzern 2–1 Genk". UEFA.com. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Genk 2–0 Luzern". UEFA.com. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Fix: Cottbus nimmt Rangelov wieder unter Vertrag". kicker Online (in German). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Димитър Рангелов е първият българин с голове в 4 различни нива на немския футбол". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Бивш национал подпиcа c 4-и отбоp в Геpмания, ще игpае в 5-а лига" [Former national team signed with the 4th team in Germany, will play in the 5th league]. 24 Chasa (in Bulgarian). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Lehmann, Jan (4 September 2022). "Fußball Oberliga Transfer: VfB Krieschow schaut nach Rangelov-Ersatz und träumt wieder vom Finale gegen Energie Cottbus" [Soccer Oberliga transfer: VfB Krieschow looks for Rangelov replacement and dreams of the final against Energie Cottbus again]. Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dimitar Rangelov » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dimitar Rangelov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dimitar Rangelov at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Dimitar Rangelov at WorldFootball.net
- Dimitar Rangelov at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Footballers from Sofia
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football forwards
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Ligue 2 players
- Bundesliga players
- Israeli Premier League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- NOFV-Oberliga players
- Süper Lig players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Swiss Super League players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- FC Luzern players
- Konyaspor footballers
- Ümraniyespor footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen