National team of Bulgaria captain attacking midfield Ivelin Popov became Spartak player. He signed a long-term contract with the Red-White club. In his interview to the official website of the club he spoke about what this transfer meant to him, he also looked back to the matches between Spartak and his ex-club – Kuban.

Ivelin Popov was born on 26 October 1987 in Sofia.

He scored 9 goals in his 38 caps for the National team of Bulgaria, where he is the captain.