Milen Petkov

Milen Ivanov Petkov (Bulgarian: Милен Иванов Петков; born 12 January 1974) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Ivanov and the family name is Petkov.
Milen Petkov
Personal information
Full name Milen Ivanov Petkov
Date of birth (1974-01-12) 12 January 1974
Place of birth General Toshevo, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Dobrudzha 62 (8)
1995–1999 CSKA Sofia 122 (16)
1999–2005 AEK Athens 100 (8)
2005–2006 Atromitos 10 (0)
2006–2008 Ilisiakos 48 (3)
2008–2010 Cherno More 30 (0)
2011 Dobrudzha 6 (0)
Total 378 (35)
National team‡
1997–2004 Bulgaria 37 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 2005

Petkov's professional playing career as a defensive midfielder spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for six clubs: Dobrudzha Dobrich, CSKA Sofia, AEK Athens, Atromitos, Ilisiakos and Cherno More Varna.

Petkov was capped 37 times for the Bulgarian national team, scoring one goal. He appeared in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2004 UEFA European Championship.

Career

His previous teams were Dobrudzha Dobrich, CSKA Sofia, AEK Athens, Atromitos and Ilisiakos.[1]

International career

Petkov was part of the Bulgarian World Cup 1998 team and Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, which was eliminated in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase. Between 1997 and 2004 for Bulgaria national football team he had 37 caps and scored 1 goals.[2]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 June 2004Letná Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic
3–1
3–1
Friendly

Honours
CSKA Sofia
AEK Athens

References
  1. "Milen Petkov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (2009-07-16). "Bulgaria – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-17.


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