Petar Petrov Zhekov is a former 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 football player, who won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

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Zhekov was born in Knizhovnik

Knizhovnik

Knizhovnik is a village in the municipality of Haskovo, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria.-References:...

, Haskovo Province

Haskovo Province

Haskovo Province is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre - the city of Haskovo...

, and began his career in F.C. Dimitrovgrad

F.C. Dimitrovgrad

Football Club Dimitrovgrad are a Bulgarian association football club based in Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo Province, currently playing in the V AFG, the third level of Bulgarian football....

. Later he moved to Beroe Stara Zagora, where he twice became Bulgaria's

Bulgarian A Professional Football Group

The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...

 top goalscorer. Between 1968 and 1975 Zhekov played for CSKA Sofia and scored 144 goals for the team. This makes him the club's best goalscorer of all time. He also won the European Golden Boot

European Golden Boot

The European Golden Shoe, formerly known as the European Golden Boot, is an association football award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league...

 in 1969 and two European Bronze Boots.He has 333 appearances and a record of 253 goals in
TBI A Football Group.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dimitrovgrad F.C. Dimitrovgrad Football Club Dimitrovgrad are a Bulgarian association football club based in Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo Province, currently playing in the V AFG, the third level of Bulgarian football....	1962–63	25	8	–	–	25	8
Beroe PFC Beroe Stara Zagora PFC Beroe Stara Zagora or simply Beroe is a Bulgarian football club from Stara Zagora, that currently plays in the country's top division, the A PFG....	1963–64	27	11	–	–	27	11
	1964–65	30	18	–	–	30	18
	1965–66	26	20	–	–	26	20
	1966–67	29	21	–	–	29	21
	1967–68	29	31	–	–	29	31
CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...	1968–69	29	36	0	0	29	36
	1969–70	28	31	2	2	30	33
	1970–71	27	16	4	2	31	18
	1971–72	33	27	3	1	36	28
	1972–73	31	29	4	2	35	31
	1973–74	14	2	4	2	18	4
	1974–75	5	3	1	0	6	3
Career totals		333	253	18	9	351	262