Robert Popov

Robert Popov
Personal information
Full name Robert Popov
Date of birth (1982-04-16) 16 April 1982
Place of birth Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club 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 31 (4)
National team
2001–2009 Macedonia 17 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2014.


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.

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