title: Konstantin "Samokovetsa" Dimitrov
text: # Konstantin "Samokovetsa" Dimitrov
  
  Konstantin "Samokovetsa" Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Константин Димитров - Самоковеца) (November 21, 1970 – December 6, 2003) was a famous Bulgarian mobster.
  
  ## Background
  
  Konstantin Dimitrov was born in Samokov, Bulgaria. He was married with Angelina Dimitrova. They had one son together, Konstantin Dimitrov Jr.
  
  ## Career
  
  At 16, he was employed as a security guard at Rila hotel in Borovets, Bulgaria. He graduated with a degree in Public Administration from the National and World Economy University. According to his interviews in Bulgarian media, he dealt with trade, consultancy, import, restaurants, and farming. He also owned several firms, and properties in Great Britain . He owned a hotel, several apartments and houses in the Bulgarian resorts of Borovets and Bistritsa. He was one of the most influential businessman in the Balkans. In 1997, he was a consultant for VIS, and in 2003 he was a consultant for Bulgarian and Cypriot companies trading with Turkey.
  
  ## Death
  
  On December 6, 2003 Dimitrov was shot dead on Dam Square in Amsterdam.
  
  