The Dunav Ruse Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Umut Habil
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kostadin Iliev gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Kostadin Iliev has just signed for Dunav Ruse, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Marto Boychev is a medical away from Dunav Ruse
The deal with CSKA 1948 is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Dunav Ruse go back to the board over Marto Boychev
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $153.6K — a club that wants Marto Boychev enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Dunav Ruse rebuffed over Georgi Lazarov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Cherno More have kept their man, and Dunav Ruse go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Rumen Sandev stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Rumen Sandev and Dunav Ruse agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Dunav Ruse
Kostadin Iliev and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
The game went through Viktor Vasilev — 6.87
Marked 6.87 on 14 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Market10 Aug 2026
Stilyan Atanasov steps up from the Dunav Ruse academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stilyan Atanasov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Kiril Yankov joins the Dunav Ruse first team
- Market Stoycho Dimitrov steps up from the Dunav Ruse academy
- Market One of our own: Ivan Krastev joins the Dunav Ruse first team