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Gorublyane, returning to football after a ten-year break. He played for the team for two seasons in the lower divisions of Bulgaria's football pyramid. While a part-time player at Vihar, Bozhov did not receive any
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He began the season in fine form for Slavia. On 7 August 2010, while 33 years old, he made his debut in the
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871:""ΠΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΠΊ" (Π‘ΠΎΡΠΈΡ) ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΡΠ½Π° Π² Π Π³ΡΡΠΏΠ° ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ 28 Π³. ΠΏΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΈ"
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989:(in Bulgarian). ΠΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΡΠΊΠ° Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ. 11 September 2010
965:"Π€ΡΡΠ±ΠΎΠ»: Π‘Π»Π°Π²ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠ² (ΠΠ΄) Ρ 2:1, ΠΠΎΠΆΠΎΠ² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ Π±Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΆΠΈ"
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Bozhov started his youth career in
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ΡΠΈ Π±ΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ Π‘Π»Π°Π²ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ Π²Π·Π΅"
781:"ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΉ ΠΠΎΠΆΠΎΠ²: ΠΡΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ Π‘Π»Π°Π²ΠΈΡ!"
394:. In Slavia's fourth game of the season against
755:"ΠΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ ΡΡΡΠ±ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠΉΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π΅ Π½Π° "Π²ΠΈΠ΅" Ρ Π±ΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅ΡΠ°"
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967:(in Bulgarian). Focus Sport. 28 August 2010
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783:(in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 30 August 2010
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806:"ΠΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠ½Π° ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ° Π½Π° ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΉ ΠΠΎΠΆΠΎΠ²"
1008:Kichukov, Simeon (26 April 2012).
808:(in Bulgarian). ΠΠ€Π ΠΠΠΠΠΠΠΠ Π‘ΠΎΡΠΈΡ
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919:ΠΠΎΠ»Π΅Π², ΠΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΡΡ (12 August 2010).
81:1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
753:ΠΠΏΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ², ΠΠ²Π°Π½ (24 August 2010).
377:In late May 2010, Bozhov joined
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896:ΠΠ²Π°Π½ΠΎΠ², ΠΠ»Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ (28 May 2010).
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869:ΠΠΏΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ², ΠΠ²Π°Π½ (23 May 2010).
422:in the quarter finals of the
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898:"Π‘Π»Π°Π²ΠΈΡ Π²Π·Π΅ Π³Π΅ΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΡ Π±Π°ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°"
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365:promotion play-off against
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733:"Nikolay Bozhov Facts"
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