Konstantin Mirchev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Svetlinov and the family name is Mirchev.

Konstantin Svetlinov Mirchev (Bulgarian: Константин Светлинов Мирчев; born 24 July 1978) is a Bulgarian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. His first club was CSKA Sofia.

Konstantin Mirchev

Personal information
Full name	Konstantin Svetlinov Mirchev
Date of birth	(1978-07-24) 24 July 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	27	(0)
1999–2000	FC Shumen	11	(3)
2000	CSKA Sofia	12	(0)
2001	Spartak Varna	25	(9)
2002	CSKA Sofia	4	(0)
2002–2003	Cherno More	35	(4)
2004	CSKA Sofia	4	(0)
2004–2008	Cherno More	89	(16)
2008–2010	Omonia Aradippou	48	(24)
2010–2011	Onisilos Sotira	21	(5)
2012	Botev Vratsa	7	(1)
2012	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2012

Career

He was a midfielder for Cypriot club Omonia Aradippou in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.^[1] He was the leading scorer for Omonia for both seasons.^[2]

Bulgarian football star Dimitar Berbatov, Mirchev's former teammate at CSKA, cited Mirchev when asked to name his closest friends. He said Mirchev was a staunch supporter of Berbatov's decision to retire from the national team in May 2010.^[3]