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880:"Черно море се разделя с Котев, Бакари подписва днес"
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in 2004. In the same year he made his debut for the
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936:"Кирил Котев: Аз съм футболист на ЦСКА!"
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39:Personal information
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110:Centre back
106:Position(s)
22:Kiril Kotev
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738:CSKA Sofia
474:CSKA Sofia
431:footballer
221:CSKA Sofia
58:1982-04-18
1258:S. Petrov
1238:M. Petrov
1148:M. Petkov
1138:Borimirov
1108:I. Petkov
974:6 October
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1088:Ivanov
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575:FA Cup
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