Daniel Peev (Bulgarian: Даниел Пеев; born 6 October 1984) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as a left attacking midfielder. Daniel is also the younger brother of Georgi Peev.

Daniel Peev
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ivanov Peev
Date of birth (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–2002 Lokomotiv Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Lokomotiv Sofia 17 (1)
2003–2004 Levski Sofia 0 (0)
2004–2008 Rodopa Smolyan 83 (14)
2008–2009 Pirin Blagoevgrad 48 (11)
2010–2011 Slavia Sofia 55 (8)
2012–2013 Lokomotiv Sofia 56 (9)
2014 Spartak Semey 30 (4)
2015 NK Osijek 4 (1)
2015 Spartak Semey 4 (1)
2016–2017 Lokomotiv Sofia 23 (8)
2017–2018 Vitosha Bistritsa 30 (4)
Managerial career
2020 Vitosha Bistritsa (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Daniel had short reigns at Lokomotiv Sofia and Levski Sofia. Later he joined Rodopa Smolyan where he played 4 years, making 83 appearances and scoring 14 goals.

Peev signed a two years contract with Pirin Blagoevgrad in July 2008. On 29 April 2009, he scored the only goal for his team in the 1:0 win against Levski Sofia in a 1/2 final of the Bulgarian Cup. During 2008-09 season, Peev became the only footballer who was able to score against all metropolitan teams - Levski Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia and Slavia Sofia. In his first season in Pirin, Peev earned 33 appearances, netting seven goals. In the first half of season 2009-10 he earned 15 appearances, netting four goals.

In December 2009, it was announced in the Bulgarian media that Slavia Sofia are having an interest in signing the midfielder to the club. On December 28, Slavia signed Peev for a two-a-half-year deal.

In 2012 he returned to Lokomotiv Sofia, helping the struggling team avoid relegation.[1]

In January 2014, Peev relocated to Kazakhstan, signing a contract for one year with newly promoted Kazakhstan Premier League club Spartak Semey.[2] Spartak Semey were relegated following the conclusion of the season and Peev joined Croatian club NK Osijek in February 2015.[3]

On 20 June 2017, Peev signed with Vitosha Bistritsa.[4] On 28 April 2018, he scored the only goal in the 1:0 victory over Cherno More Varna, helping the "tigers" from Bistritsa secure their first ever win in the top flight of Bulgarian football.[5]

References

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  1. ^ ""За една успешна кариера": Дани Пеев: Футболът е повече от пари! Признанието и уважението са за цял живот (видео)". sportal.bg. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Даниел Пеев подписа с казахстанци, халфът ще играе в Спартак (Семей)". topsport.bg. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ Botusharov, Konstantin (18 February 2015). "Осиек" представи Даниел Пеев и български уругваец". 24chasa.bg. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Витоша (Бистрица) с четири нови попълнения" (in Bulgarian). fcvitosha.bg. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ ""Витоша" (Бистрица) дочака първа победа в Първа лига". dnevnik.bg. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.[dead link]
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