Background
His father is former player and manager Petar Kurdov.
His father is former player and manager Petar Kurdov.
Youth career Kurdov is a product of the Levski Sofia"s Youth Academy. In 2007 he spent weeks on a trial period in Celtic Football Club and Tottenham Hotspur. All in all, Kurdov signed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen On 9 July 2007, Kurdov signed a four-year contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
In his first season there, Atanas capped 26 times and scored 10 goals for the reserves team In the summer of 2010 he was released from the club
Botev Plovdiv After being released from Bayer 04 Leverkusen he signed with Bulgarian V AFG side Botev Plovdiv on 24 August, despite being wanted by his youth club Levski Sofia earlier that summer. He was top scorer in the third tier in 2010-2011, with 46 goals in the South East V FG. He also scored 3 goals in 3 minutes against Stambolovo.
In January 2011, Kurdov was approached by newly promoted A PFG club Ludogorets Razgrad, but his transfer fell through, due to the accusations of being a glory seeker from the Botev fans.
On June 26, 2012, he was released from Botev Plovdiv along with 15 other players. Lokomotiv Plovdiv After a one-week trial, on 25 August 2012, Kurdov joined Botev"s eternal rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a year contract. Football Club On 26 February 2014, Kurdov signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side.