Boycho Velichkov
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Boycho Petrov Velichkov is a retired football forward
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For the Bulgarian national team
Velichkov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals, and played at the 1986 World Cups.
Most of Velichkov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, winning the top Bulgarian league, once—in 1978. He also played for one year in French Le Havre AC
and two seasons in Greek Panserraikos
, scoring scored 39 goals. In October 2007 the Greek club declared Velichkov the "best foreign player in the club of all times".
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
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For the Bulgarian national team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
Velichkov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals, and played at the 1986 World Cups.
Most of Velichkov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, winning the top Bulgarian league, once—in 1978. He also played for one year in French Le Havre AC
Le Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...
and two seasons in Greek Panserraikos
Panserraikos F.C.
Panserraikos F.C. , the All-Serran Football Club, is the football club of Serres in Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos was formed in 1964 when two local clubs, Iraklis and Apollon, merged. Their current home ground is Serres Municipal Stadium, built in 1926...
, scoring scored 39 goals. In October 2007 the Greek club declared Velichkov the "best foreign player in the club of all times".