Lachezar Baltanov: Levski or Botev (Plovdiv)? With the yellow-black outfit, I felt what it was like to be loved.

Botev (Plovdiv) captain Lachezar Baltanov answers questions from the team’s fans as part of a campaign organized by the Canary Islands. The midfielder has announced that he feels “yellow-black” like his home club, despite being Levski’s young man.

“Botev (Plovdiv) makes me feel like a home club, like I’ve been here all my life. With the team” yellow-black “I have achieved many successes and pleasant moments, I felt what it is to be loved. That is the reason for which my heart team Botev.

It is an honor and a great responsibility for me to be captain of a team as big as Botev (Pd) with so many fans. The feeling is wonderful. I can’t determine exactly what my favorite goal is. I can say three goals: against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2015 in the mud, against CSKA in last year’s semi-finals and perhaps against Levski.

He added that the most important match he played was the Bulgaria Cup final against Ludogorets. The Canaries win it 2: 1. “I have another memorable match: my debut in the Champions League against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.”

“I had the feeling that my legs had been cut and that I would no longer be able to play soccer. In fact, this was one of the most difficult moments of my career,” Baltanov said of the lost final of the Bulgarian Cup against rival of the city Lokomotiv.

I have two idols who unfortunately no longer play soccer. One is David Beckham and the other is the Ronaldo phenomenon. Really great players. A lot can be said for my teammate Todor Nedelev, but I just want to wish him the best. And to continue to delight in the same way, people, not only Botev fans, but also football fans, because it has wonderful qualities.

After the end of my creative career, my future will continue to be soccer. I don’t know which publication, but I’ve been doing it all my life and I hope to be healthy to play one more year, and then we’ll see it, “concluded Baltanov.