Dimitar Yakimov

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Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov He was born on 12 August 1941 in the village of Schlegovo, today in northern Macedonia. He's earned a master of sports since 1965. One of the prominent Bulgarian football players, with excellent equipment, good organizing and realizing abilities, correct on the field. The most successful Bulgarian footballer Hristo Stoichkov referred to Yakimov as a great inspiration in his childhood. In his career Yakimov defended the colors of two clubs - September (Sofia) and CSKA September flag.

In 2016, he was a member of the CSKA Supervisory Board.

Career

September
Dimitar Yakimov was born in the Kratov village of Schlegovo, then in the Kingdom of Bulgaria. His uncle Nikola Yakimov takes him to Sofia when he's very young. He grew up in the capital town of Konyovitsa, where he kicked the ball from day to night from young. Later he was attracted to the school of September (Sofia), there his first coach was Sergi Yotsov. At 17, he started playing on the men's team in September. In the 1959/60 season, with its club team won the national cup, and in the During the season he recorded 21 games and 10 goals on his account.

CSKA
In 1960 Yakimov was attracted to the CDA by the mentor Krum Milev. He remained there for the rest of his career in 1974. One of the most revered players of Bulgarian football and CSKA, sometimes called the soccer poet. On club level, Yakimov reached the semifinal for KESKA with CSKA in 1967. Champion in 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1973, winner of the Cup in 1961, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973 and 1974 with CSKA. Grand Master of the 1971 Championship with 26 goals for CSKA. A group played 287 matches and scored 141 goals. In the Euro tournaments for CSKA there are 32 matches and 12 goals (24 matches with 8 goals in KESH and 8 matches with 6 goals in the CNC). There are 67 matches and nine goals for the national team. In 1966 and 1967 he fell into the perfect eleventh of the world of the edition "World Soccer."

His career was terminated prematurely in the early '70s, although he was neither injured nor with failing skills.

National team
European Junior Senior Champion in 1959 Yakimov played a crucial role in the most important victories of the Bulgarian national team in the 1960s. He celebrated the winning goal for Bulgaria in the final match of the qualifying World Cup against France, played on neutral terrain in Italy in 1961, providing Bulgaria with first participation in World Cup finals. Again in Italy, four years later his precise long pass goes through the entire Belgian defense and reaches Georgi Asparuhov in a clean position to ensure another big victory that sent Bulgaria to the finals of the World Cup in England. He participated in the SP in Chile in 1962 (in 1 match), SP in England in 1966 (in 3 matches), SP in Mexico in 1970 (in 2 matches), and the Olympics in 1960.

Coach
As a coach he worked in Olympik, Teteven, Berkovitsa, 4 years in Cyprus and Kuwait.

Success

Team
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