Velichko Velichkov
Velichko Velichkov (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Величко Величков; born 24 November 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Oborishte Panagyurishte. His nickname is Crouch.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Velichko Mitkov Velichkov | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Elhovo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Oborishte | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Stefan Karadzha Elhovo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | FC St. Karadzha | 61 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Botev Plovdiv | 54 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Sliven 2000 | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Gabala FK | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Svilengrad 1921 | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Lyubimets 2007 | 35 | (0) |
| 2014 | Slavia Sofia | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | PFC Burgas | 24 | (0) |
| 2015 | Neftochimic Burgas | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | New Radiant | ||
| 2017–2018 | Victory | ||
| 2018–2019 | Maritsa Plovdiv | ? | (?) |
| 2019– | Oborishte | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2019 | |||
Career
Velichko Velichkov started his career in home town Elhovo in local team FC Stefan Karadzha. With this team he played three years in Bulgarian amateur division. Because of his good displays Velichkov caught eye of Botev scouts. As his contract with Karadzha expired in August 2006, he made a move to Botev Plovdiv with a free transfer.
Botev
Velichkov made his official debut for Botev in a match against CSKA Sofia on 1 October 2006. He played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was 1:0 with win for Botev. On 2 September 2007 he scored his first goal for Botev against Lokomotiv Sofia. He scored goal in 66th minute for 2:1 for Botev. The result of the match was 2:2.
Sliven
In January 2009 Velichkov transferred to OFC Sliven 2000. He made his competitive debut on 21 March in a match against Slavia Sofia.[2]
Gabala
Shortly before the 2010 transfer window closed, Velichkov signed a one-year contract with Gabala FC of the Azerbaijan Premier League.[3]
Maritsa Plovdiv
On 10 June 2018, Velichkov joined Maritsa Plovdiv.[4]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2006–07 | Botev Plovdiv | A PFG | 18 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 21 | 2 | - | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Sliven | 10 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10[7] | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 4 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11[8] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Svilengrad | V AFG | 10 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Lyubimets 2007 | B PFG | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 15 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | A PFG | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | Bulgaria | 107 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 108 | 3 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 111 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2 | |||
References
- "Профил на Величко Величков" (in Bulgarian). sporta.bg. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- "Velichkov 2008-09 statistics". pfl.bg.
- «Габала» дозаявила болгарского защитника (in Russian). extratime. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- "Марица с двоен трансферен удар" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 10 June 2018.
- "V. VELICHKOV". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- "Velichko Velichkov". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- "Premier League Stats 2009/10" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- "Premier League Stats 2010/11" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.