Dimitar Yakimov

Dimitar Yakimov
Personal information
Full name	Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov
Date of birth	12 August 1941 (age 80)
Place of birth	Šlegovo, Kingdom of Bulgaria (now North Macedonia)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1960	Septemvri Sofia
1960–1974	CSKA Sofia
Total
National team
1959–1973	Bulgaria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov (Bulgarian: Димитър Николов Якимов; born 12 August 1941) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He represented Septemvri Sofia and CSKA Sofia at club level, and the Bulgaria national team internationally.

International career[]

Yakimov was part of the Bulgaria under-18 team that won the 1959 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. On 11 October 1959, he first played for the Bulgarian senior squad, in a match versus France.^[2] Yakimov played for Bulgaria at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[3]^[4]

Honours[]

Septemvri Sofia

Bulgarian Cup: 1959–60

CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian League (7): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
Bulgarian Cup: 1960–61, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1971–72

Individual

Bulgarian League top scorer: 1970–71

References[]

^ player stats EU Football. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "Bulgaria 1–0 France 11.10.1959". eu-football.info.
^ "Dimitar Yakimov Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ "Dimitar Yakimov". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[1] yer stats EU Football. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

[2] "Bulgaria 1–0 France 11.10.1959". eu-football.info.

[3] "Dimitar Yakimov Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

[4] "Dimitar Yakimov". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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