Ivaylo Petrov
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Ivaylo Petrov is a retired Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n footballer who played for CSKA Sofia. His nickname is "Pifa". Petrov is known in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

 as an expert in saving penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

s. Аs a matter of fact Petrov saved 4 penalty kicks against Levski. The first 2 were when he was with Cherno More and the last 2 were at the Bulgarian Supercup
Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...

 last year playing for CSKA Sofia. During the 2007/08 season he conceded only 10 goals in 29 matches in the Bulgarian League. After a short and unsuccessful period in the Cypriot side AEK Larnaca, he returned to CSKA Sofia and signed a contract for one and a half period.

External links

Profile at football24.bg
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