Valeri Domovchiyski
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| Valeri Domovchiyski | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeri Domovchiyski | |
| Date of birth | 10 May 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hertha BSC | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2004 2004-2008 2008- |
Maritsa Plovdiv Levski Sofia Hertha BSC |
21 (34) 121 (60) 29 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005-2007 2006- |
 Bulgaria U21 Bulgaria |
6 (1) 4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Valeri Domovchiyski (Bulgarian: Валери Домовчийски) (born 10 May 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays for Hertha BSC.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Youth career
Born in Plovdiv, Domovchiyski grew up in Rakovski and played for Maritsa Plovdiv as a child before moving to Levski Sofia's youth academy.
[edit] PFC Levski Sofia
He had his major breakthrough in A PFG during the 2004-05 season and earned himelf the place of a first-choice striker for the team despite his young age. He has remarkable technical and scoring skills and has attracted the attention of top European clubs from the age of 20. He has played for Levski Sofia since 2004-2005 season and replaced Georgi Chilikov in the starting lineup. He had scored some important goals for Levski in the European Tournaments, for example his goal against CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Cup and Chievo Verona in the 3rd qualifiing round of the Champions League. This goal helped Levski to become the first Bulgarian team in the group stage of the Champions League. In the European Tournaments he has played 19 games and scored 11 goals (7 matches and 4 goals for Champions League and 12 matches and 7 goals for UEFA Cup).
On 02 January 2008 the English Premiership team Blackburn Rovers invited Domovchiyski for a five-day trial period. On 05 January 2008,it was announced that terms have been agreed between Blackburn Rovers and Levski Sofia for the purchase of the player and that only personal terms remain for the transfer to go forward. [1] On 07 January 2008 Domovchiyski joined his first training session with Blackburn Rovers. The Team Manager Mark Hughes invited the young blue talent to join the team for a five-day trial and put through his paces with a rigorous medical expert.
On 11 January 2008 Blackburn Rovers invited Valeri for another week long trial. The trial was meant to go ahead after Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes hinted he will reject Newcastle United if they come calling for his services. On the 21st January 2008, Blackburn had a loan deal turned down for Domovchiyski.
[edit] Hertha BSC
On 29 January 2008,PFC Levski striker Valeri Domovchiyski passed successfully his medical check-up at and signed with the German Bundesliga team Hertha BSC until 30 June 2008 as a loaned player.
On 17 May 2008 Domovchiyski scored his first goal for Hertha BSC against Bayern Munich. Hertha lost with 4:1, but Domovchiyski became the last player to score a goal against Oliver Kahn.
He was officially bought by Hertha on 22 May 2008. The transfer fee was 1 600 000 euros.
[edit] International career
[edit] U-21
His debut for the U-21 Bulgarian national team was in a match against Sweden. Despite the fact that his team lost 2-1, he made a very impressive performance.
[edit] Seniors
His first international cap for the seniors was in 2006. During 2009 he wasn't call often. He started being called for each match, after his ex-coach Stanimir Stoilov became a head coach of Bulgarian national team.
[edit] Honours
- Bulgarian Championship 2005, 2006
- Bulgarian Cup 2005, 2007
- Bulgarian Supercup 2005, 2007
UEFA Cup 2005-06: 1/4 finals- UEFA Champions League 2006-07: Group-stage
[edit] Career statistics
| Season | Team | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 21 | 34 |
| 2004-2005 | Levski Sofia | 15 | 12 |
| 2005-2006 | Levski Sofia | 24 | 13 |
| 2006-2007 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 17 |
| 2007-2008 | Levski Sofia | 14 | 7 |
| 2007-2008 | Hertha BSC | 4 | 1 |
| 2008-2009 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 4 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Domovchiyski Official Hertha BSC profile
- Official player website from LEVSKI2000
- Being Linked With English Premier League Team Blackburn Rovers
- Blackburn Rovers representatives visit about transfer
- Blackburn eye Bulgarian starlet
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