Radostin Kishishev

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Radostin Kishishev
Personal information
Full name	Radostin Prodanov Kishishev
Date of birth	July 30 1974 (1974-07-30) (age 34)
Place of birth	Burgas, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Leeds United (on loan from Leicester City)
Number	33
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1994 1994-1997 1997-2000 2000-2007 2007 2007- 2007	Chernomorets Burgas Naftex Burgas Litex Lovech Charlton Athletic → Leeds United (loan) Leicester City → Leeds United (loan)	052 (4) 075 (6) 045 (4) 179 (2) 010 (0) 007 (0) 007 (0)
National team2
1996-	Bulgaria	080 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 2 January 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 10:43, 15 September 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Radostin Prodanov Kishishev (Bulgarian: Радостин Кишишев) (born July 30, 1974 in Burgas, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Leeds United on loan from Leicester City.

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Contents 1 Charlton Athletic 2 Leeds United 3 Leicester City 4 International 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] Charlton Athletic

He joined Charlton as a full-back, but then-manager Alan Curbishley moved him into midfield after concerns about his defensive abilities. He has much experience playing at the top level, however, occasional lapses in concentration have often resulted in his team conceding goals.

Kishishev has been a pretty constant presence in the Charlton midfield, never found wanting for determination and effort. Kishishev prides himself on his stamina and often tops the team on the number of kilometres he runs during games, as shown by the Pro-Zone statistics system.

Despite being known as a work horse in the Charlton midfield he is also known for his own 'flip-flap', which he used to great effect against Liverpool in the build up to Charlton's second goal of their 2-0 win at the Valley in 2006.

[edit] Leeds United

On 2nd March 2007, Kishishev joined Leeds United on loan in the latter part of the 2006-07 season to help with their relegation battle.^[1] He made 18 appearances for manager Alan Pardew's side that season but was not featured since the 1-0 win over Portsmouth on 20 January. His presence in the team has coincided with Leeds United's best run of results of the season and he has turned in some very hardworking performances. Many Leeds fans have praised him for his effort and determination.

Kishishev's loan deal was due to expire at the end of that month, but the club managed to extend it until the end of the season. Charlton though insisted on a 24-hour call back on the player in case they needed him for their own relegation battle.

[edit] Leicester City

Kishishev was released by Charlton at the end of the season, and after pondering contract offers from various unnamed clubs one believed to be from Leeds, signed a two year deal with Leicester City on June 19 2007.^[2]

On the 23rd October 2007 he re-joined Leeds with a one month loan contract, however a training ground injury prevented the versatile midfielder from making a single appearance during that period. The midfielder was all set to return to his parent club before Leeds extended his loan until the end of January. He has yet to find the form that he had last season for Leeds yet.^[3].

[edit] International

Kishishev was part of the Bulgarian national team at Euro 96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He is currently helping his country qualify for Euro 2008.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Radostin Kishishev career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Bulgaria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Zdravkov • 2 Kishishev • 3 T. Ivanov • 4 I. Petkov • 5 Yordanov • 6 Yankov • 7 Kostadinov • 8 Stoichkov • 9 Penev • 10 Balakov • 11 Iliev • 12 Mikhailov • 13 Ginchev • 14 Hristov • 15 Zafirov • 16 Nankov • 17 Stoilov • 18 Borimirov • 19 Bachev • 20 G. Ivanov • 21 Kirilov • 22 M. Petkov • Coach: Bonev	Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg

v • d • e Leeds United A.F.C. – current squad
1 Ankergren • 2 Richardson • 3 Huntington • 4 Douglas • 5 Marques • 6 Heath • 7 Prutton • 8 Thompson • 9 Beckford • 10 Constantine • 11 Westlake • 12 Martin • 14 Howson • 17 Carole • 18 Bayly • 19 Flo • 20 Kandol • 22 Hughes • 23 Weston • 25 Lucas • 26 Parker • 27 Gardner • 28 Delph • 29 Elliott • 30 da Costa • 32 de Vries • 33 Kishishev • 34 Madden • 37 Kilkenny •  Sorsa • Manager: Wise

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