Lachezar Baltanov
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lachezar Rosenov Baltanov | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levski Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2012 | Levski Sofia | 51 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Kaliakra Kavarna (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Botev Vratsa (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Chernomorets Burgas | 45 | (9) |
| 2014 | Levski Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | Botev Plovdiv | 63 | (16) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2009 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (4) |
| 2015 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 7 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Lachezar Baltanov (Bulgarian: Лъчезар Балтанов; born 11 July 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Botev Plovdiv.
He raised through PFC Levski Sofia youth ranks and finally graduated to the first team. Baltanov later became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009. Baltanov scored his first goal for Levski on 20 April 2010 in a match against Lokomotiv Mezdra.
On 10 May 2011 was returned to Levski from Kaliakra through injury. He leaves the club in early June 2012, when his contract has expired.
Lachezar Baltanov joined Chernomorets Burgas on 22 June 2012. He became captain of Chernomorets Burgas during season 2013/2014. Unfortunately, the team was relegated from Bulgarian A Football Group and he quit at the end of the same season.
In the summer of 2014 Lachezar Baltanov returned to Levski Sofia. Shortly after that his contact was terminated on mutual agreement and he immediately signed as a free agent with Botev Plovdiv.
Baltanov scored a tremendous goal at the debut for his new team in the spectacular draw between Botev Plovdiv and Litex Lovech. He scored the second goal of the game and the final result was 3-3. Baltanov quickly become a key player and scored his second goal for the club in A Grupa against Slavia Sofia. Botev Plovdiv won this game with 2-0. He scored a header again in the next round of A Grupa when Botev Plovdiv achieved its first away victory for the season against Haskovo. Baltanov was included in the starting lineup for the subsequent games against Ludogorets Razgrad and Marek Dupnitza but he missed the first round of the Bulgarian Cup against Lokomotiv Mezdra due to minor injury. He recovered quickly and was again in the starting lineup for the derby game with Lokomotiv Plovdiv which was won by Botev Plovdiv with 2-0.
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