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Dr. Anthony M. Valeri , MD - Free Doctor Profile - Internal Medicine and... healthgrades.com |
Valeri Domovchiyski (Bulgarian: Валери Домовчийски, IPA: [ˈfəlɛri dɔˈmɔftɕiesxi]; born 5 October 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga and the Bulgarian national team.
[edit] Career[edit] Youth careerBorn in Plovdiv, Domovchiyski grew up in Rakovski and played for Maritsa Plovdiv as a child before moving to Levski Sofia's youth academy. [edit] Levski SofiaHe had his major breakthrough in A PFG during the 2004-05 season and earned himelf the place of a first-choice striker for the team, despite his young age. He has remarkable technical and scoring skills and has attracted the attention of top European clubs from the age of 20. He has played for Levski Sofia since the 2004-05 season and replaced Georgi Chilikov in the starting lineup. He scored some important goals for Levski in the European Tournaments, for example his goal against CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Cup and against Chievo in the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. This goal helped Levski to become the first Bulgarian team in the group stage of the Champions League. In the European Tournaments he has played 19 games and scored 11 goals (7 matches and 4 goals for Champions League and 12 matches and 7 goals for UEFA Cup). On 2 January 2008 the English Premiership team Blackburn Rovers invited Domovchiyski for a five-day trial period. On 5 January 2008 it was announced that terms had been agreed between Blackburn Rovers and Levski Sofia for the purchase of the player and that only personal terms remained for the transfer to go forward. [1] On 7 January 2008 Domovchiyski joined his first training session with Blackburn Rovers. The then team manager, Mark Hughes, invited the young blue talent to join the team for a five-day trial and put through his paces with a rigorous medical expert. On 11 January 2008 Blackburn Rovers invited Valeri for another week long trial. The trial was meant to go ahead after Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes hinted he would reject Newcastle United if they came calling for his services. On the 21 January 2008, Blackburn had a loan deal turned down for Domovchiyski. [edit] Hertha BSCOn 29 January 2008, Domovchiyski successfully passed his medical check-up and signed with the German Bundesliga team Hertha BSC until 30 June 2008 as a loaned player. On May 17th 2008, Domovchiyski scored his first goal for Hertha BSC against Bayern Munich. Hertha lost with 4:1, but Domovchiyski became the last player to score a goal, in an official match against former keeper Oliver Kahn. He was officially signed by Hertha on 22 May 2008. The transfer fee was 1 600 000€. [edit] International career[edit] U-21His debut for the U-21 Bulgarian national team was in a match against Sweden. Despite the fact that his team lost 2-1, he made a very impressive performance. [edit] SeniorsHis first senior international cap was in 2006. During 2009 he wasn't called often. He started being called for each match, after his ex-coach Stanimir Stoilov became a head coach of Bulgarian national team. On 5 September 2009, he scored his first international goal in a World Cup qualifier against Montenegro. [edit] Honours
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[edit] PersonalDomovchiyski is a member of the Roman Catholic community in Bulgaria. [edit] References[edit] External links
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