Ivaylo Petkov

Ivaylo Petkov
	Petkov with Litex Lovech in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov
Date of birth	24 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Dolni Dabnik, Bulgaria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back, Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Spartak Pleven
1997–1998	Litex Lovech
1998–2003	Istanbulspor
2003–2004	Fenerbahçe
2004–2005	Kuban Krasnodar
2005–2007	Ankaragücü
2007–2008	Kuban Krasnodar
2009–2011	Litex Lovech
Total
International career
1996–2009	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2011

Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Руменов Петков; born 24 March 1976 in Dolni Dabnik, Pleven Province) is a former Bulgarian footballer, who played mainly as a left back and centre-back. He has won three A PFG titles, one Süper Lig title, a Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Supercup at Club Level, playing for 6 different teams throughout his career.

Career edit

Petkov start to play football in Spartak Pleven. In 1995, he made his debut for the first team. He started to make his name in season 1997–98 when played for the present team Litex Lovech. After that he played for İstanbulspor, Fenerbahçe SK and Ankaragücü football clubs in Turkey and Kuban Krasnodar in Russia.

In January 2009, Petkov returned to Bulgaria and signed with Litex Lovech.^[1] He has won two A PFG titles, a Bulgarian Cup and a Bulgarian Supercup. At the end of 2010–11 season, Petkov announced his retirement from professional football.

Career statistics edit

(Correct as of 11 June 2011^[update])

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
İstanbulspor	1998–99	31	2	4	1	-	-	35	3
	1999–00	31	0	2	0	-	-	33	0
	2000–01	29	2	3	0	-	-	32	2
	2001–02	32	2	3	0	-	-	35	2
	2002–03	33	1	1	0	-	-	34	1
	2003–04	4	0	0	0	-	-	4	0
	TOTAL	160	7	13	1	0	0	173	8
Fenerbahçe	2003–04	16	0	2	1	0	0	18	1
Fenerbahçe	TOTAL	16	0	2	1	0	0	18	1
Litex Lovech	2008–09	7	0	3	0	-	-	10	0
	2009–10	15	1	0	0	2	0	17	1
	2010–11	5	1	1	0	4	0	10	1
Total		27	2	4	0	6	0	37	2

International career edit

Petkov made his first appearance for Bulgaria in 1996 when he was picked by Hristo Bonev for the friendly against Saudi Arabia on 6 November.^[2] He scored his first international goal on 18 August 1999, with a 32-yard shot in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ukraine.^[3] For Bulgaria, Petkov was capped 63 times, scoring 3 goals.

He was part of the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2004 squads, playing the first two matches in both competitions.

International goals edit

Scores and goals list Bulgaria's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 August 1999	Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine	Ukraine	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2.	10 October 1999	Lazur Stadium, Burgas, Bulgaria	Luxembourg	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
3.	29 March 2000	Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Belarus	3–1	4–1	Friendly