Pirin 1922 U-17
Ivan Ivanov (footballer, born 1988) played for which team from 2004 to 2005?
Ivan Ivanov ( footballer , born 1988 ) Ivan Kamenov Ivanov ( ; born 25 February 1988 ) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who has been a member of the Bulgarian national team , and played mainly as a centre-back . In 2013 , Ivanov was named the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year , becoming the first defender to win this award after Trifon Ivanov in 1996 . Club career . Early career . Born in Zlatitsa , Ivanov was inspired to become a footballer after watching the Bulgaria national football teams performance during their 1994 FIFA World Cup campaign . He made his debut with Pirin 1922 , before moving to CSKA Sofia in 2005 . With CSKA , he was a Bulgarian Cup winner in 2006 and Bulgarian Supercup winner in the same year . In August 2007 , Ivanov went on loan to Lokomotiv Plovdiv . In the winter of 2008 , local media reported that he was a target for English side Derby County , but problems with the work permit stopped the transfer . CSKA Sofia . After many departures from the club in the 2008 summer transfer window , Ivanov became an integral part of CSKAs defence , together with Kiril Kotev . He was in the starting line-up against Litex Lovech in the 2008 Bulgarian Supercup , which they won 2–1 . On 19 September 2008 , Ivanov scored his first goal for CSKA against Minyor Pernik , a header after a corner kick in the 67th minute . On 18 March 2009 , Ivanov scored against his former club Lokomotiv Plovdiv to secure a 3–1 win for CSKA . He continued his goalscoring run on 21 March 2009 , in a 2–0 win against Spartak Varna . In total , Ivanov scored five league goals in the 2008–09 season . On 15 August 2009 , Ivanov scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season , in a 3–0 home win against Beroe Stara Zagora . On 27 August 2009 , Ivanov scored the winning goal against Dynamo Moscow in the Europa League play-off round , helping his team to a 2–1 aggregate win and an entry into the group stage of the tournament . On 1 November 2009 , he was indefinitely banned from the first team , along with eight other players , following a breach of discipline . On 20 November 2009 , Ivanov was reinstated to the first team and a day later came on as a substitute for Aleksandar Branekov in a 2–2 away draw with Lokomotiv Sofia . Alania Vladikavkaz . In February 2010 , Ivanov signed a four-year contract with Alania Vladikavkaz . He scored two goals in 24 matches of the Russian Premier League . However , Alania were relegated to the Russian First Division after only one season . Partizan . On 17 June 2011 , Ivanov signed a three-year contract with Partizan . He made his competitive debut for the club on 13 July 2011 , in a 4–0 home win against Shkëndija in the second qualifying round of the Champions League . On 3 December 2011 , he scored his first goal for Partizan , in a 3–0 home win against Radnički Kragujevac . He also scored a header which provided to be the winning goal in their 2–1 away win over OFK Beograd on 14 March 2012 . In the 2011–12 season , Ivanov played every minute of Partizans league matches and scored four goals . On 30 August 2012 , Ivanov scored a header against Tromsø to give Partizan a 1–0 win and thus qualify the team for the Europa League group stage . In recognition of his contributions , he was voted Partizans Player of the Year for 2012 by the clubs supporters . Ivanov was also named in the 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season , alongside four teammates . Basel . In August 2013 , Ivanov signed a contract with Swiss side Basel . He scored his first goal for the club with a header in an away cup match against Old Boys , with an assist coming from Matías Delgado . On 11 December 2013 , Ivanov was sent off in a 0–2 loss to Schalke 04 . On 14 January 2014 , Ivanov suffered a knee injury in a friendly match against Eintracht Braunschweig , causing him to miss the rest of the 2013–14 season . Finally , the team won the 2013–14 Swiss Super League . They also reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup , but were beaten 0–2 by Zürich after extra time . Ivanov also missed the entire 2014–15 season due to the injury reoccurring . Basel again won the title and again reached the 2014–15 Swiss Cup final . Ivanov was expected to recover for the start of the Euro 2016 qualifiers , receiving a call-up for the match against Azerbaijan , but was eventually deemed not fully fit . On 15 December 2015 he was released from the club in mutual consent , in order to be able to cope with his injury at his own pace . Lokomotiv Plovdiv . After having trials at New York City FC , Ivanov was not able to sign because he was still recovering from a 2-year long injury ( torn ligaments ) . Instead he chose to return to his home country and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with a former team of his , PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv . He appeared in 9 matches for Lokomotiv during the second half of the season . Panathinaikos . On 28 June 2016 , Ivanov signed a contract with Superleague Greece club Panathinaikos until the summer of 2019 . He scored his first goal in a 1-1 Europa League game against Danish side Brøndby IF ; a game which saw his team secure a place in the group phases of the tournament . Since joining the club , he had been a solid starter for Panathinaikos while manager Andrea Stramaccioni was in charge . However , after Marinos Ouzounidis took over , he was no longer a first-team choice for the club , especially after the defensive mistake that helped Apollon Smyrnis open the scoring in the Greek Cup match between the two ( Panathinaikos eventually won 4-3 ) ; instead , discussions within Panathinaikos were made as to whether Ivanov would remain at the club even as a backup for the first team or would be completely released from his contract . He was released from Panathinaikos on 24 January 2017 by mutual consent . Arsenal Tula . On 1 February 2017 , Ivanov joined Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula on a 1.5-year contract . On 11 July 2017 , Arsenal announced that Ivanov will be leaving the team . Altay . In June 2018 , Ivanov signed for two years with newly promoted to TFF First League side Altay . Vihren Sandanski . In late June 2019 , he returned to Bulgaria , signing a contract with Third League club Vihren Sandanski . Etar . Ivanov was part of the Etar squad during the autumn of 2019 . Retirement . After struggling with injuries during the later stages of his career , on 22 May 2020 Ivanov announced his retirement from football . International career . Youth level . Ivanov represented Bulgaria at all national levels , including U-17 , U-19 and U-21 teams . On 10 June 2009 , he scored his only goal for the under-21 side in a 4–3 loss against Israel U-21 . Ivanov also served as team captain in the absence of Nikolay Mihaylov . Senior level . Ivanov made his debut for the senior national team on 20 August 2008 , in a 2–1 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina , during which he entered the match as a substitute in the 67th minute . He also came on as a substitute for the naturalized Brazilian Lúcio Wagner in a World Cup qualifier against Italy on 10 October 2008 . He played the full 90 minutes in another World Cup qualifier against Georgia five days later , which also ended in a scoreless draw . On 10 October 2009 , Ivanov earned his fourth cap in a 4–1 away loss against Cyprus , attracting some criticism from the media for defensive mistakes . Nonetheless , he played in the next match against Georgia . On 6 September 2011 , Ivanov netted his first national team goal , opening the scoring in a 3–1 away loss against Switzerland in a Euro 2012 qualifier . He became an integral part of the national team in the following years . After missing the qualifiers for Euro 2016 due to continued struggles with injuries , Ivanov made his return to the team on 6 September 2016 , in the 4:3 win over Luxembourg in a 2018 World Cup qualification match . Honours . Club . - CSKA Sofia - Bulgaria A PFG ( 1 ) 2004/2005 - Bulgarian Cup ( 1 ) : 2005–06 - Bulgarian Supercup ( 2 ) : 2006 , 2008 - Partizan - Serbian SuperLiga ( 2 ) : 2011–12 , 2012–13 - Basel - Swiss Super League ( 2 ) : 2013-14 , 2014-15 - Swiss Cup runner up ( 2 ) : 2013–14 , 2014–15 - Individual - FK Partizan Player of the Year ( 1 ) : 2012 - Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season ( 1 ) : 2012–13 - Bulgarian Footballer of the Year ( 1 ) : 2013