Ivailo Dimitrov
Ivailo Dimitrov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career in England in the youth systems at Hendon and Brentford and returned to Bulgaria to sign for A Group club Vihren Sandanski in 2008. Dimitrov made his professional debut with the club and returned to England in 2010, to end his career in non-League football.
Club career
Hendon and Brentford
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Dimitrov began his career in England in the youth system at Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon. He was named as Hendon's 2001–02 U13 Player Of The Year. Dimitrov joined the Centre of Excellence at Football League club Brentford in 2004 and was part of the Brentford youth team which beat Premier League club Arsenal on penalties in the third round of the 2004–05 FA Youth Cup. Dimitrov signed a two-year scholarship deal in May 2005.Dimitrov was included in Brentford's first team squads during the 2006–07 pre-season and scored in a friendly versus non-League club Harrow Borough. Dimitrov was released at the end of the 2006–07 season. He spent a week training with A Group club Levski Sofia and featured in a friendly versus Lokomotiv Plovdiv in October 2007, but was not offered a contract, despite being recommended to the club by Radostin Kishishev.
Dimitrov re-signed for Hendon in October 2007. He left made four appearances and scored one goal.