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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Dragi Kocev Драги Коцев | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Radoviš, SR Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | FK Jaka | ||
| 2001–2004 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 106 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | → Pirin GD (loan) | 19 | (8) |
| 2010–2013 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 48 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Pirin GD (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2013 | Pirin GD | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 33 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Macedonia U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2015 | |||
Dragi Kocev (Macedonian: Драги Коцев; born 25 February 1987 in Radoviš, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
In June 2005, he received a Bulgarian passport. In 2005 and 2006 Kocev was a member of the Macedonian national under-19 football team.
Club career
Born in Radoviš, Kocev start to play football in local club FK Jaka.[1] When he was only 14 years old he went to Blagoevgrad, together with his compatriot Zoran Zlatkovski, and their first club in Bulgaria was Pirin Blagoevgrad, where they progressed through the youth ranks before becoming part of the senior side. Kocev made his A PFG debut in 2004.[2] During the season 2007/08 Kocev was loaned to Pirin Gotse Delchev and played one year in Bulgarian second division.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Kocev signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 July 2010 on a two-year deal.[3] He made his debut on 31 July in a 1–1 away draw against Vidima-Rakovski. Kocev scored his first A PFG goal for Lokomotiv in a 3–0 win against Akademik Sofia on 6 November.
References
- ^ "Вардар го бара Драги Коцев од Локо Пловдив" (in Macedonian). Никола Ѓуровски, ekipa.mk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ Shekirov, Hassan (26 July 2010). "Драги Коцев стана "смърф" за 3 години". novsport.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Драги Коцев подписа с Локо Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
External links
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com (in English)
- Profile at metro.mobi.com[permanent dead link] (in English)
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