Svetoslav Petrov (footballer, born 1978)

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Svetoslav Petrov
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Personal information
Full name Svetoslav Stefanov Petrov
Date of birth (1978-02-12) 12 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Dobrich, Bulgaria
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Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1996 Dobrudzha Dobrich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Dobrudzha Dobrich 60 (0)
2000–2004 CSKA Sofia 111 (12)
2004–2005 Kuban Krasnodar 32 (2)
2005 Lokomotiv Sofia 10 (0)
2006–2009 Neftchi Baku 44 (5)
2007 Changchun Yatai (loan) 16 (0)
2009–2010 CSKA Sofia 12 (0)
2010 Kaliakra Kavarna 8 (0)
2011–2012 Botev Plovdiv 3 (0)
Total 293 (19)
International career
2000–2003 Bulgaria 11 (0)
Managerial career
2011 CSKA Sofia (Assistant)
2011–2012 Botev Plovdiv (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Svetoslav Petrov (Bulgarian: Светослав Петров; born 12 February 1978 in Dobrich) is a former Bulgarian football midfielder.

Career

Petrov began his professional career at native club Dobrudzha Dobrich during 1996. In December 1999, he was sold to CSKA Sofia, with whom in 2002-03 season he became a champion of Bulgaria. This was the first of the three league titles to come for CSKA in the 2000s.

In 2004, Petrov was sold to Russian side Kuban Krasnodar for €500,000. He earned 32 appearances in the Russian Premier League and scored two goals, before a year later, he returned to Bulgaria, signing with Lokomotiv Sofia.

In January 2006 he resided in Azerbaijan and signed with local team Neftchi Baku. In 2007 Petrov spent a half season on loan at Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai, and helped them win the 2007 league title.[1]

In 2009 he returned to Bulgaria again and on 23 June 2009 he signed a 2-year contract with CSKA Sofia, where he remained until June 2010.[2]

In June 2010 Petrov signed with Kaliakra Kavarna, playing eight games until his retirement in December 2010. He played his last game on October 3, 2010 at the Kavarna Stadium against Akademik Sofia.

Coaching career

On 20 December 2010, Petrov was appointed as the assistant to the manager Milen Radukanov at CSKA Sofia.

Honours

Winners

References

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