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Biography
Dragi Kotsev (Macedonian: Драги Коцев; born 25 February 1987 in Radoviš, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
In June 2005, he received a Bulgarian passport. In 2005 and 2006 Kotsev was a member of the Macedonian national under-19 football team.
Career
Born in Radoviš, Kotsev start to play football in local club FK Jaka. When he was only 14 years old he went to Blagoevgrad, together with his compatriot Zoran Zlatkovski, and their first club in Bulgaria was Pirin Blagoevgrad, where they progressed through the youth ranks before becoming part of the senior side. Kotsev made his A PFG debut in 2004. During the season 2007/08 Kotsev was loaned to Pirin Gotse Delchev and played one year in Bulgarian second division.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Kotsev signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 July 2010 on a two-year deal. He made his debut on 31 July in a 1–1 away draw against Vidima-Rakovski. Kotsev scored his first A PFG goal for Lokomotiv in a 3–0 win against Akademik Sofia on 6 November.