Kiril Kotev
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kiril Hristov Kotev | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vihar Gorublyane | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Vidima-Rakovski (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 79 | (7) |
| 2005–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 87 | (7) |
| 2010 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 16 | (0) |
| 2011 | Dalian Aerbin | 23 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 22 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Cherno More | 60 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 57 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2009 | Bulgaria | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2017. |
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Kiril Kotev (Bulgarian: Кирил Котев; born 18 April 1982) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender.
In his youth years, Kotev started to play football at Vihar Gorublyane. At the age of 16 he moved to Velbazhd Kyustendil. In 2002 Kotev signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, with whom became a Champion of Bulgaria and holder of Bulgarian Supercup in 2004. In same year he made his debut for Bulgaria national football team.
In January 2005, CSKA Sofia signed Kotev to a four-year deal for €100,000. After the departure of Aleksandar Tunchev and Valentin Iliev in the summer of 2008, he started to play a lot more regularly showing his great abilities, great sense for marking and also scoring some important goals for the club.
On 5 June 2013, Kotev signed with Cherno More. He quickly became an important player and was made team captain in February 2014. He left the club after his contract expired at the end of the 2014–15 season. On 26 May, it was announced that he will be released and Kotev was not included in the squad for the 2015 Bulgarian Cup Final.
On 24 June 2015, Kotev signed a 1-year contract with his old club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He was released on 15 June 2017 and publicly expressed his disappointment regarding the late announcement of the club's decision.
He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, which exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase.
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