Which clubs did Dimitar Yakimov play for?

Septemvri Sofia PFC (1958–1960), PFC CSKA Sofia (1960–1974).

Where does Dimitar Yakimov rank among Bulgaria's greatest footballers?

The 33 Legends almanac ranks Dimitar Yakimov #18 of Bulgaria's 33 greatest players of all time, in the Stalwart tier.

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Bulgaria · 1959–70

Dimitar Yakimov

Stalwart LM, also LB, CAM Right-footed dribblercreator

Rating

Goals

Life

1941

Clubs

Septemvri Sofia PFC, PFC CSKA Sofia

#18

Editorial rank of 33 for Bulgaria

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Goodison Park, 12 July 1966: he started against Brazil in Bulgaria's opener, one of six World Cup starts across three tournaments, and he was still scoring enough from midfield to top the Bulgarian league's charts in 1970-71. He took seven league titles and four cups with CSKA Sofia, where he scored 141 goals in 287 games, and won the European Under-18 Championship in 1959 on the way to 67 caps. Career record: club career at Septemvri Sofia PFC, PFC CSKA Sofia.

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Career record

1958–1960	Septemvri Sofia PFC
1960–1974	PFC CSKA Sofia

Shared the era

Bulgaria legends whose careers overlapped Yakimov's

Ivan Kolev · 1945–1968

The world's great LMs

Around Yakimov in the almanac

One rank above: Dimitar Rangelov at #17.

One rank below: Georgi Naydenov at #19.

Bulgaria's editorial top five: Hristo Stoichkov · Dimitar Berbatov · Georgi Asparuhov · Hristo Bonev · Krasimir Balakov.