Robert Popov

Robert Popov

File:Robert Popov.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Robert Popov
Date of birth	(1982-04-16) 16 April 1982
Place of birth	Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Wettswil-Bonstetten
Number	25
Youth career
1993–2000	Belasica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Belasica	72	(7)
2003–2008	Litex Lovech	61	(2)
2008–2010	AJ Auxerre	6	(0)
2008–2010	AJ Auxerre B	28	(0)
2011–2012	Kriens	13	(1)
2012–	Wettswil-Bonstetten	17	(3)
International career‡
2001–	Macedonia	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2007

Robert Popov (Macedonian: Роберт Попов) (born 16 April 1982 in Strumica) is a footballer from Macedonia who currently plays for Wettswil-Bonstetten in the Swiss league.

Robert is a right defender or defensive midfielder. He is the older brother of Goran Popov. He has 15 caps for the Macedonia national football team. He started his career with FK Belasica. In 2003 Popov signed with Litex Lovech for a fee of 200.000 €. In May 2004 he helped them win the Bulgarian Cup. In January 2008 Robert Popov signed with AJ Auxerre. Popov had a serious injury while at Auxerre but when he recovered, he did not play much so both Popov and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract in the summer of 2010.

External links

• Robert Popov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at MacedonianFootball.com (English)