Petko Petkov (footballer)

Petko Petkov (Bulgarian: Петко Петков; 3 August 1946 – 10 January 2020) was a Bulgarian football player and manager. He played as a forward.

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)
National team
1970–1980	Bulgaria	33	(5)
Teams managed
1983–1985	Beroe
1986–1987	Akademik Svishtov
1987–1989	Beroe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Petkov was born in Sinitevo. He played club football for many teams including Beroe Stara Zagora and Austria Wien. He is Beroe Stara Zagora's record goalscorer in the top league with 144 goals in 260 matches. He also played for the Bulgaria national team. He played 33 times for his country, scoring five goals.

On 10 January 2020, Petkov died in Stara Zagora at the age of 73.

Honours

Club

Beroe

• Balkans Cup: 1967–68, 1969

Austria Wien

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

Individual

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