Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kostadin Todorov Vidolov | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1988 | Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1993 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 112 | (24) |
1993–1996 | Botev Plovdiv | 76 | (19) |
1996 | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (1) |
1997–1999 | Bursaspor | 77 | (5) |
1999–2000 | Botev Plovdiv | 23 | (7) |
2000–2001 | CSKA Sofia | 20 | (8) |
2001–2003 | Union Berlin | 73 | (17) |
2004–2005 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Botev Plovdiv | 82 | (25) |
2007 | Spartak Plovdiv | 11 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 42 | (6) |
Total | 542 | (113) | |
National team | |||
1992–1997 | Bulgaria | 9 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Kostadin Tododrov Vidolov (Bulgarian: Костадин Тодоров Видолов) (born 2 May 1970) is a Bulgarian former footballer. In his career, he played for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Botev Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Levski Sofia, Beroe Stara Zagora, German 1. FC Union Berlin and Turkish Bursaspor. For Bulgaria national football team, Vidolov was capped 9 times, scoring one goal. He ended his career at the half of 2009–2010 season.
Vidolov was born in Plovdiv and started his youth career in the popular local team Maritsa. A young prospect, he transferred to the more popular Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 1989. Vidolov made more than 100 appearances, scoring 24 goals for Lokomotiv. He has established himself as the playmaker in the side.
In June 1993 he transferred Botev – the side that he supported as a kid. For the "canaries" Vidolov played until 1996, making 76 appearances and scoring 19 goals. He was called in the Bulgaria national football team while playing for Botev. In the autumn of 1995 Vidolov scored a hat-trick in the derby game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He also scored the winning goal for the 0-1 win over FC Dinamo Tbilisi and played well in the games against Sevilla FC in UEFA Europa League, which was then called UEFA Cup. Vidolov was sold to CSKA Sofia in the autumn of 1996, after Botev started to experience financial troubles.