while Anatoli Gospodinov plays in the cup matches. In the first 9 matches in the V Group, he kept clean sheets. International career Kolev was first called up to the Bulgaria squad at the age of 26. He made his debut for Plamen Markov's Bulgaria in a friendly against Spain on 20 November 2002, when he was a CSKA Sofia player, coming on as a second-half substitute during 0–1 defeat at Los Cármenes in Granada. Kolev was Bulgaria's third-choice goalkeeper, behind Zdravko Zdravkov and Dimitar Ivankov, at the UEFA Euro 2004, remaining an unused substitute in the tournament. On 14 February 2012, Kolev was selected as goalkeeper for Lyuboslav Penev's first match in charge, a friendly against Hungary. On 29 February, he made a substitute appearance, replacing Nikolay Mihaylov on 63 minutes in a 1–1 draw. It was Kolev's first match for Bulgaria since the friendly with Bosnia and Herzegovina in August 2008. Career statistics Club statistics International statistics Honours CSKA Sofia A Group: 2002–03 V Group: 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup: 2015–16 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgarian Supercup: 2004 References External links Profile at otelul-galati.ro 1976 births Living people Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Bulgarian expatriate footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players OFC Sliven 2000 players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players ASC Oțelul Galați players PFC Chernomorets Burgas players Neftochimic Burgas players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga I players Expatriate footballers in Romania Association football goalkeepers PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv managers Sportspeople from Sliven Bulgarian football managers