Dimitar Rangelov (Bulgarian: Димитър Рангелов; born 9 February 1983) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a second striker.
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 Slavia Sofia between 2000 and 2006.
Strasbourg Rangelov was sold to RC Strasbourg for €1 million. In January 2007, he was loaned for six months to German side Erzgebirge Aue. After that, he moved to Energie Cottbus on a season-long loan and quickly developed into an important first team player at his new team.
Energie Cottbus After the 2007–08 season, Rangelov signed permanently for Energie Cottbus. He made 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 (before the playoffs). 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.
Return to Slavia Sofia After nearly 15 years playing abroad Rangelov returned to his childhood club Slavia Sofia by signing a contract with the club in July 2020.
VfB Krieschow Rangelov moved to German club VfB Krieschow, playing in the fifth-tier NOFV-Oberliga Süd, in 2021. He left the club after the 2021–22 season.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSlavia Sofia2000–01A Group50–502001–02243–2432002–03244–2442003–042110–21102004–05278–2782005–0626710–277Total12732100012832Strasbourg2006–07Ligue 215242–194Erzgebirge Aue (loan)2006–072. Bundesliga16500–165Energie Cottbus (loan)2007–08Bundesliga22611–237Energie Cottbus II (loan)2007–08Regionalliga Nord1000–10Energie Cottbus2008–09Bundesliga27933–3012Borussia Dortmund2009–10Bundesliga10120001212010–1110001020Total1112010141Borussia Dortmund II2009–103. Liga2000–20Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)2010–11Israeli Premier League2226200284Energie Cottbus (loan)2011–122. Bundesliga301210–3112FC Luzern2012–13Swiss Super League28110213122013–14261156–3117Total541266216219Konyaspor2014–15Süper Lig23630–2662015–1629481–3752016–172634211316Total7813153119417Ümraniyespor2017–18TFF First League27900–279Energie Cottbus2018–193. Liga24700–2472019–20Regionalliga Nordost221110–2311Total461810004718Slavia Sofia2020–21Bulgarian First League2334010313VfB Krieschow2021–22NOFV-Oberliga Süd221200–2212Career total524136441752575155
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBulgaria200420200500200600200700200830200981201081201120201231201330201410201541201662Total406
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rangelov goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Dimitar RangelovNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 12 August 2009 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–0 1–0 Friendly2 12 October 2010 Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 1–0 2–0 Friendly3 12 October 2012 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–0 1–1 2014 World Cup qualifier4 13 October 2015 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier5 29 March 2016 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia 1–0 2–0 Friendly6 6 September 2016 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–0 4–3 2018 World Cup qualifier
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