Golyam Tsekar evtimov will take overโ goalkeeping duties for the Bulgarian national football โteam,โ replacing Svetoslav Vutsov, who has announcedโ his retirement from international play. The decision โcomes amidโ controversy surrounding previousโฃ World Cup qualifying matches against Turkey and Spain.
Vutsov’s departure marks โa shift for the โฃnational team as it prepares for โupcoming matches against Turkey and Georgia. Evtimov, currently playing for Vrachani in Bulgaria’s first League, โขhas been a consistent presenceโ this season, appearing in all 14 matches andโ achieving โข6 clean sheets while conceding 13 goals. He previously played โคon loanโฃ forโ Okolchitsa from CSKA before joining Vrachani.
The call-up perhaps impacts other goalkeepers vying for a spot, โฃincluding Alex Bozhev โof Slavia Prague’sโ second team, Dimitarโ Sheitanov of CSKA โค1948, โขand Dimitarโฃ Mitov of Aberdeen. Coachโข Dimitrov is expected to announce the final roster today or Saturday, with players beginning toโฃ arrive at the training camp โขin Pravets on Sunday.
This marks the first time a player from โBotev โVratsa has โคbeen called up to the โnational team since Ilia Voinov’s appearance inโข a 0-1 loss โto Scotland โฃon november 11, 1987-a defeat that ultimately prevented Bulgaria from qualifying for theโ 1988 European Championship โfinals in Germany.
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