Petar Zhekov

Petar Petrov Zhekov (Bulgarian: Петър Петров Жеков, born 10 October 1944) is a former Bulgarian football player, who won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Petar Zhekov

Personal information
Full name	Petar Petrov Zhekov
Date of birth	10 October 1944
Place of birth	Knizhovnik, Bulgaria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Dimitrovgrad	25	(8)
1963–1968	Beroe Stara Zagora	141	(101)
1968–1975	CSKA Sofia	167	(144)
Total		333	(253)
National team
1964–1973	Bulgaria	44	(25)
Teams managed
1976–1977	Hebar Pazardzhik
2000	Dobrudzha Dobrich
Honours Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Zhekov was born in Knizhovnik, Haskovo Province, and began his career at F.C. Dimitrovgrad. He was initially deployed as a defender, but on the advice of manager Hristo Hadzhiev switched to the forward position.[2] Later he moved to Beroe Stara Zagora, where he twice became Bulgaria's top goalscorer. Between 1968 and 1975 Zhekov played for CSKA Sofia and scored 144 goals for the team. This makes him the club's best goalscorer of all time.[3] He also won the European Golden Boot in 1969 and two European Bronze Boots. He has 333 appearances and a record of 253 goals in the Bulgarian A Group.

He later coached PFC Hebar Pazardzhik.[4]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dimitrovgrad	1962–63	25	8	–	–	25	8
Beroe	1963–64	27	11	–	–	27	11
	1964–65	30	18	–	–	30	18
	1965–66	26	20	–	–	26	20
	1966–67	29	21	–	–	29	21
	1967–68	29	31	–	–	29	31
CSKA Sofia	1968–69	29	36	0	0	29	36
	1969–70	28	31	2	2	30	33
	1970–71	27	16	4	2	31	18
	1971–72	33	27	3	1	36	28
	1972–73	31	29	4	2	35	31
	1973–74	14	2	4	2	18	4
	1974–75	5	3	1	0	6	3
Career totals		333	253	18	9	351	262

Petar Zhekov in 1970

Honours

• Bulgarian League: 6

1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75

• Bulgarian Cup: 4

1969, 1972, 1973, 1974

Individual

• European Golden Boot: 1969
• Bulgarian League Top Scorer : 6 times

1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973

References

1. "Petar Zhekov Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
2. Savov, Mihail (25 October 2009). "Петър Жеков започва като защитник в Димитровград". topsport.bg. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
3. "Да продадеш "Златната обувка"" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
4. Петър Жеков. hebarfc.com