Aleksandar Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Александър Александров; born 30 July 1986), better known as Sasho Aleksandrov, is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer and now manager of CSKA 1948 II.[2] Mainly a right back, he also played as a wingback.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Emilov Aleksandrov | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Septemvri Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Conegliano German | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Minyor Pernik | 19 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2009 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 38 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Cherno More | 135 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Levski Sofia | 57 | (0) |
| 2017 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | Slavia Sofia | 19 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | CSKA 1948 | 57 | (0) |
| 2021 | Tsarsko Selo | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 II | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 419+ | (7+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 U17 | ||
| 2023–2024 | CSKA 1948 III | ||
| 2024 | CSKA 1948 II | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:36, 25 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEarly career
editSasho Aleksandrov began his career for Conegliano German, after initially playing for Septemvri Sofia as a youngster. He played 19 times for Conegliano before moving to Minyor Pernik in 2006.
Cherno More
edit
On 8 January 2010, Aleksandrov signed for Cherno More Varna.[3] He made his league debut in a 2–0 home win against Chernomorets Burgas on 1 March, playing the full 90 minutes.
On 17 October 2010, Sasho scored his first competitive goal for Cherno More against Slavia Sofia on his 20th league appearance for the club. He scored an 88th minute winning header in his side's 3–2 victory.
Aleksandrov started the 2012–13 season as a makeshift wide midfielder.
In December 2014, Aleksandrov left Cherno More after his contract expired in order to sign for Levski Sofia.
Levski Sofia
editAleksandrov signed with Levski Sofia on 8 January 2015 on a two-year deal.[4] He made his A PFG debut for the "bluemen" on 27 February 2015, after coming on as a second-half substitute for Bozhidar Kraev in the 8:0 home rout against Haskovo.[5] During his time with Levski he was nicknamed Sasho Alves by the fans because of the visual similarity with Dani Alves. He was released by the club in June 2017.[6]
Etar
editOn 21 June 2017, Aleksandrov signed a 1-year contract with Etar.[7]
Career stats
edit| Season | Club | Level | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Levski Sofia | I | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Cherno More | I | 17 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Cherno More | I | 30 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Cherno More | I | 26 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Cherno More | I | 25 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Cherno More | I | 27 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Cherno More | I | 10 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Beroe Stara Zagora | I | 15 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Beroe Stara Zagora | II | 23 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | III | ? | ? |
| 2006–07 | Minyor Pernik | II | 19 | 3 |
| 2005–06 | Conegliano | II | 9 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Conegliano | II | 10 | 0 |
Honours
edit- Slavia Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2017–18
References
edit- ^ "Профил на Александър Емилов Александров" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Profile at CSKA1948.bg". cska1948.bg. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Черно море взе нов Александър Александров" (in Bulgarian). Blitz.bg. 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Aleksandar Aleksandrov: We can win trophy even this year". levski.bg. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Levski Sofia vs. PFC Haskovo 8-0". flashscore.com. flashscore editors. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Левски обяви раздяла с още трима футболисти, Боян Йоргачевич остава... засега!". 13 June 2017.
- ^ ""Етър" подписа с Александър Александров" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 21 June 2017.
External links
edit- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
- Aleksandar Aleksandrov at Soccerway
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