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Svetoslav Todorov (Bulgarian: Светослав Тодоров) (born August 30, 1978 in Dobrich, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian International football player, who currently plays for Litex Lovech.
[edit] Club career[edit] PFC Dobrudzha/Litex LovechTodorov began his career at Bulgarian First Division club PFC Dobrudzha in 1996–97, scoring twice in twelve appearances.[1] He then joined Second Division champions Litex Lovech where he scored 37 goals in 71 league games over four seasons.[1] His form attracted attention from English clubs and after trials with Preston North End and West Ham United, he joined West Ham in January 2001.[2] [edit] West Ham UnitedTodorov joined West Ham for a fee of £500,000 rising to £2 million depending on appearances.[2] He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat at Liverpool and scored his first goal for the club in his third game, a 3–2 FA Cup defeat at home to Tottenham.[3] However, following manager Harry Redknapp's departure from the club in May 2001, Todorov found himself out of favour and he played just eight games under new manager Glenn Roeder in the 2001–02 season.[3] [edit] PortsmouthTodorov signed for Portsmouth in March 2002 for £750,000, joining director of football, Harry Redknapp, who had signed him for West Ham; Redknapp described him as, "...a very intelligent footballer [who] will bring good competition in the striking department."[4] He was sent off for violent conduct in his second appearance for Portsmouth in a 2–0 defeat away at Preston and made only one further appearance in the 2001-02 season.[3][5] He became a regular in the first team in the 2002–03 season, making 45 league appearances and scoring 26 goals, including a hat-trick in the final game of the season against Bradford City, as Portsmouth won the Football League First Division championship and were promoted to the Premier League.[3][6] He was the First Division's top scorer overhauling Nottingham Forest's David Johnson with his hat-trick on the final day of the season; Redknapp said, "Todorov has had a great season. He is leading scorer in the First Division after today's goals. I bought him from my old club West Ham and he got a lot of stick at first... He has done marvellously, proving what a great player he is."[7] Todorov signed a new three-year contract with Portsmouth in July 2003.[8] Todorov played 77 games for Portsmouth and scored 33. Days before the start of the club's debut Premiership season, Todorov severely damaged a cruciate knee ligament in a training accident.[9] He required surgery on his knee and was expected to miss the rest of the 2003–04 season.[9] He made a comeback in the Portsmouth reserve side in February 2004[10][11] and returned to the first team in an away game at Liverpool. He made only the one appearance for Portsmouth in the Premiership in the 2003–04 and required further surgery on his knee in May 2004, causing him to miss the Euro 2004 championships in summer 2004[12] and the entire 2004–05 season.[3] He was given a new contract in August 2005 and, having played very little in the previous two seasons, was offered to other clubs on loan to regain fitness.[13] However, he remained with Portsmouth and was used mostly as a substitute during the 2005–06 season.[14] He scored the winning goal against West Bromwich Albion in manager Harry Redknapp's second game on returning to Portsmouth in December 2005[15] and scored crucial goals against West Ham,[16] Blackburn Rovers[17] and Sunderland[18] as Portsmouth battled against and survived relegation.[19] After scoring twice for Portsmouth in the opening three games of the 2006–07 season, Todorov joined Wigan Athletic in August 2006 on a season-long loan.[20] Wigan manager, Paul Jewell, described him as "..a pure striker who lives to put the ball in the net."[20] However, he made only five appearances for Wigan, without scoring, and returned to Portsmouth in January 2007.[3] He made one further appearance in the 2006–07 season, as a substitute against Fulham in March 2007.[21] [edit] Charlton AthleticHaving fallen down the pecking order at Portsmouth in the 2006–07 season, Todorov joined relegated side Charlton Athletic in July 2007 on a free transfer in a one year deal.[22] His first league goal for Charlton came against London rivals Crystal Palace in September 2007,[23] but after suffering a knee injury in a match against Plymouth in October 2007, Todorov was ruled out of the remainder of the 2007–08 season.[24] He signed a new one-year contract in June 2008,[25] but was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2008–09 season.[26] [edit] Litex LovechHe joined his former club Litex Lovech as a free agent on 16th July 2009. On 8 August 2009, he marked his return to the TBI A Football Group with a goal after coming on as a substitute for Ivelin Popov - wrapping up a 5:0 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra with a 89th minute strike. [edit] Career statisticsLast updated 21 April, 2009 [27]
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Categories: Bulgarian footballers | Bulgaria international footballers | Premier League players | Portsmouth F.C. players | West Ham United F.C. players | Wigan Athletic F.C. players | Charlton Athletic F.C. players | PFC Litex Lovech players | 1978 births | Living people | Expatriate footballers in England | People from Dobrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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