Petko Petkov (manager)
Encyclopedia
Petko Petkov (born 29 March 1968 in Sofia
) is a Bulgarian former footballer
and the current football manager of Litex Lovech
, in the Bulgarian "B" group, and from 1991 to 1993 played for Septemvri. Retired from football in 1993 after being diagnosed with abductor injury.
Helped Septemvri to win a total of eighteen awards during his stay in the club.
Discovered a number of talented players, including Ivan Ivanov, Ivan Karadjov, Stefan Pavlov, Georgi Sokolov, Trifon Trifonov, Alexander Tonev, Alexander Vasilev, Bojidar Lazov, Hristo Surmov, Veselin Mitrev, Spas Popov, Apostol Delev and Garra Mladenov.
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
) is a Bulgarian former footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and the current football manager of Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
As a player
Starts training football from the year 1976 to 1986 in the youth team of FC Lulin. Played as forward. From 1986 to 1988 served his duty in the army From 1988 to 1991 played for AkademikAkademik Sofia
Akademik is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Sofia, currently playing in the West B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football. The team's stadium is located in the Slatina municipality of Sofia and its capacity is 10,000....
, in the Bulgarian "B" group, and from 1991 to 1993 played for Septemvri. Retired from football in 1993 after being diagnosed with abductor injury.
As a manager
Youth coach in Septemvri from 1995 till 2008.Helped Septemvri to win a total of eighteen awards during his stay in the club.
Discovered a number of talented players, including Ivan Ivanov, Ivan Karadjov, Stefan Pavlov, Georgi Sokolov, Trifon Trifonov, Alexander Tonev, Alexander Vasilev, Bojidar Lazov, Hristo Surmov, Veselin Mitrev, Spas Popov, Apostol Delev and Garra Mladenov.