Tsvetomir Panov

Tsvetomir Panov
Personal information
Full name	Tsvetomir Bozhidarov Panov
Date of birth	17 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Pleven, Bulgaria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right-back / Left-back
Team information
Current team	Cherno More
Number	2
Youth career
1998–2005	Spartak Pleven
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2008	Spartak Pleven
2009–2012	Litex Lovech
2010–2012	→ Vidima-Rakovski (loan)
2012–2013	Spartak Pleven
2013	Lyubimets
2014–2016	Slavia Sofia
2016–2018	Botev Plovdiv
2018	Ludogorets Razgrad
2018	Ludogorets Razgrad II
2019–	Cherno More
International career
2006–2008	Bulgaria U19
2018–2020	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024

Tsvetomir Panov (Bulgarian: Цветомир Панов; born 17 April 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer currently playing for Cherno More Varna as a defender.^[2]

Career

Panov came to Litex Lovech from Spartak Pleven in January 2009.^[3] For three seasons with Spartak he earned 49 appearances playing in the Second League. He made his team debut for Litex on 3 February 2009, in a 5-1 friendly drubbing of Chinese vice-champion Shanghai Shenhua.

Panov played for Slavia Sofia between 2013 and 2016. He was part of the squad that finished on 4th place during season 2015–16.

Botev Plovdiv

On 9 June 2016, Panov signed a one-year contract with Botev Plovdiv.^[4] On 30 July 2016, he made his debut in a 1-1 draw against the local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv.^[5]

On 9 December 2017, Panov scored his first goal for Botev for the 3-0 win over Etar Veliko Tarnovo.^[6] His outstanding performance earned him the award for man of the match.^[7]

On 20 February 2018 Panov was sold to Ludogorets.^[8]

International career

Between 2006 and 2008 Panov was part of the Bulgaria national under-19 football team. With the team he played at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in the Czech Republic.

On 21 August 2017, Panov and his teammate from Botev Plovdiv Todor Nedelev were called for the games of the Bulgaria national football team.^[9] Panov remained an unused substitute during the historical 3-2 win over Sweden. Several weeks later, at the beginning of October 2017, he was again included in the Bulgaria national football team.^[10] He finally made a debut in the national team on 26 March 2018 in a 2–1 win against Kazakhstan.^[11]