Dimitar Rangelov


Dimitar Rangelov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Sofia.
He made his debut for Bulgaria in 2004.

Career

Slavia Sofia

Born in Sofia, Rangelov started playing football in local team Slavia. On 3 June 2000, then 17 years old, he made his official debut in professional football in a match against Beroe Stara Zagora as a 65th-minute substitute. Rangelov played for PFC Slavia Sofia between 2000 and 2006.

Strasbourg

Rangelov was sold to RC Strasbourg for €1 million. In 2007, he was loaned for six months to German side FC Erzgebirge Aue. After that, he was loaned again to Energie Cottbus and quickly developed into an important first team player at his new team.

Energie Cottbus

After a half season on loan, Rangelov was bought by the team of Cottbus. For Energie, he earned 49 appearances playing in the Bundesliga, scoring 15 goals.

Borussia Dortmund

On 16 June 2009, Rangelov officially signed his contract with Borussia Dortmund. The transfer fee was 1 million . His contract is for four years. On 20 March 2010, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga for the Dortmund side in the 3–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)

On 4 September 2010 Borussia Dortmund loaned him to Maccabi Tel Aviv until the end of the season with purchase option in the end. On 6 November 2010, Rangelov scored his first goal for Maccabi in the match against Hapoel Ashkelon. In April 2011 with the end of regular season. Rangelov reached a mutual agreement on his release from Maccabi and his return to his original club Dortmund.

Return to Energie Cottbus (loan)

On 28 June 2011, Rangelov re-joined Energie Cottbus where he played between 2007 and 2009, signing a one-year loan deal. Rangelov ended the season in 2. Bundesliga with 12 goals to his name making him Energie's top scorer.

Luzern

On 11 July 2012, Rangelov joined Swiss Super League side FC Luzern on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, though media reports estimated it to be between €300,000 and £350,000. Four days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against FC Zürich, playing the full 90 minutes. On 11 August Rangelov netted his first goal, scoring a penalty against St. Gallen. He scored his first-ever European goal on 23 August, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home win over Genk in their Europa League play-offs first leg tie. A week later, in the second leg tie against Genk, Rangelov was sent off in the 37th minute.

Third Energie Cottbus stint

In October 2018, Rangelov joined Energie Cottbus for the third time in his career having signed a contract until the end of the season. As of 2019, he is the only Bulgarian to have scored at four different levels of the German league system.

Career statistics

Club

International

As of 6 September 2016

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 August 2009Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria1–01–0Friendly
212 October 2010Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey1–02–0Friendly
312 October 2012Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria1–01–12014 World Cup qualifier
413 October 2015Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier
529 March 2016Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia1–02–0Friendly
66 September 2016Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria1–04–32018 World Cup qualifier