Petko Petkov (footballer)

Petko Petkov (Bulgarian: Петко Петков; 3 August 1946 – 10 January 2020)^[1] was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Beroe Stara Zagora.^[2] He is the club's record goalscorer in the top league with 144 goals in 260 matches.

Petko Petkov

Petko Petkov c. 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-08-03)3 August 1946
Place of birth	Sinitevo, Bulgaria
Date of death	10 January 2020(2020-01-10) (aged 73)
Place of death	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1964	Rodopa Smolyan	?	(?)
1964–1965	Minyor Rudozem	?	(?)
1965–1967	Gorubso Madan	?	(?)
1968–1977	Beroe	263	(192)
1977–1978	Akademik Svishtov	20	(8)
1978–1980	Beroe	66	(32)
1981–1982	Austria Wien	51	(10)
1982–1983	Beroe	23	(9)
International career
1970–1980	Bulgaria	33	(5)
Managerial career
1983–1985	Beroe
1986–1987	Akademik Svishtov
1987–1989	Beroe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

In his career, Petkov played for Gorubso Madan, Beroe Stara Zagora and Austria Wien.

Beroe

For Beroe, he scored 144 goals in A PFG. This makes him the club's best goalscorer of all time in the top division. During the 1974–75 season, he scored the fantastic 53 goals in the second division, unbeaten record to this day.

For the Bulgaria national football team, he was capped 33 times, scoring 5 goals.

Honours

Club

Beroe

• Balkans Cup (2): 1967–68; 1969

Austria Wien

• Austrian Bundesliga: 1980–81
• Austrian Cup: 1981–82

Individual

• Bulgarian League top scorer (2): 1973–74 (20 goals), 1975–76 (19 goals)

References

1. "Отиде си великият Петко Петков" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 10 January 2020.
2. Petko Petkov at National-Football-Teams.com