Ivan Kokonov

Bulgarian footballer

Ivan Kokonov
Personal information

Full name	Ivan Stoyanov Kokonov
Date of birth	(1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Petrich, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Arda Kardzhali
Number	17
Youth career
	Belasitsa Petrich
	Pirin Blagoevgrad
	Vekta Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Sliven	18	(0)
2011–2013	Slavia Sofia	8	(0)
2011–2012	→ Botev Vratsa (loan)	40	(8)
2013	→ Botev Vratsa (loan)	14	(1)
2013–2015	Cherno More	57	(8)
2015	Beroe Stara Zagora	4	(0)
2016	Montana	14	(1)
2016–2017	Cherno More	37	(3)
2017–2018	Montana	22	(9)
2018	Dunav Ruse	20	(1)
2019–	Arda Kardzhali	141	(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

Ivan Kokonov (Bulgarian: Иван Коконов; born 17 August 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Arda Kardzhali.

Career

Born in Petrich, Kokonov started his career in his hometown with Belasitsa Petrich.^[2] Then he played for Pirin Blagoevgrad, before joining Vekta Plovdiv as a youth player.^[3]

He made his professional debut for Sliven 2000, during 2009–10 season, on 13 April 2010 in a 0–2 away loss against Chernomorets Burgas, coming on as a substitute for Nikolay Dimitrov.

On 12 September 2017, Kokonov signed with Montana until the end of the season.^[4]

On 11 June 2018, Kokonov joined Dunav Ruse.^[5]

Honours

Club

Cherno More

Bulgarian Cup: 2014–15

References

^ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Петрички талант радва футболните фенове във Враца" (in Bulgarian). struma.com. 12 November 2011.
^ "Трима от Ботев (Вр) били в списъка на Славия" (in Bulgarian). prosport.bg. 27 April 2012.
^ "Монтана си върна Иван Коконов" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 12 September 2017.
^ "Дунав подписа с четвърто ново попълнение" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 11 June 2018.