Vladimir Gadzhev
Gadzhev playing for Levski Sofia in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vladimir Georgiev Gadzhev | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Coventry City | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2004–2005 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Panathinaikos | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Levadiakos (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → OFI Crete (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2009–2016 | Levski Sofia | 143 | (21) |
| 2016– | Coventry City | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Bulgaria U21 | ||
| 2010– | Bulgaria | 25 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:19, 30 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:24, 11 October 2014 (UTC) |
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Vladimir Georgiev Gadzhev (Bulgarian: Владимир Гаджев; born 18 July 1987) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English League One side Coventry City and the Bulgarian national team.
A product of the Levski Sofia Academy, Gadzhev joined Greek side Panathinaikos in 2004. He had three loan spells away from Panathinaikos. He was loaned to Levadiakos in 2006, OFI Crete in 2007 and Levski in 2008, and signed for Levski on a permanent basis in 2009.
Gadzhev is a product of Levski Sofia's youth academy.
In the summer of 2004, at the age of 17, Gadzhev joined Greek side Panathinaikos but failed to break into the first team and was eventually loaned to Beta Ethniki side Levadiakos for the 2006–07 season. He earned 26 appearances for Levadiakos, scored five goals and helping his team gain promotion to the Superleague Greece. For the following campaign Gadzhev was loaned out to Superleague Greece club OFI Crete, where he made 18 appearances.
On 4 July 2008, Levski signed Gadzhev on a season-long loan deal. He made his Bulgarian A Group debut in a 1–0 away loss against Vihren Sandanski on 9 August. He scored his first goal for Levski on 27 August, netting the equalizer in the 1–1 away draw against BATE Borisov in the third qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. Gadzhev play regularly in his first season, making 23 league appearances and collected his first A Group title winner's medal at the end of the 2008–09 season. On 31 May 2009, in the penultimate game of the campaign against Minyor Pernik, Gadzhev scored his first league goal for Levski, clinching the draw 1–1 and the title for the club.
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