Svetoslav Petrov (footballer, born 1978)

Svetoslav Petrov
	Petrov with CSKA Sofia in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Svetoslav Stefanov Petrov
Date of birth	12 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Dobrich, Bulgaria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1996	Dobrudzha Dobrich
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1999	Dobrudzha Dobrich
2000–2004	CSKA Sofia
2004–2005	Kuban Krasnodar
2005	Lokomotiv Sofia
2006–2009	Neftchi Baku
2007	→ Changchun Yatai (loan)
2009–2010	CSKA Sofia
2010	Kaliakra Kavarna
2011–2012	Botev Plovdiv
2017–2018	Slivnishki Geroy
Total
International career
2000–2003	Bulgaria
Managerial career
2011	CSKA Sofia (assistant)
2011–2012	Botev Plovdiv (assistant)
2016	Dobrudzha Dobrich (director)
2016–2017	Beroe Stara Zagora (director)
2019–2021	Dobrudzha Dobrich
2021	Lokomotiv Sofia (assistant)
2022–2023	Septemvri Sofia
2023–2024	Etar Veliko Tarnovo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Svetoslav Petrov (Bulgarian: Светослав Петров; born 12 February 1978) is a Bulgarian football manager and a former 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 3 October 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.

Personal life

Petrov is married to Virginia and they are the parents of a daughter, Stella, as well as a boy, Samuil, and a girl, Estel, who are twins.^[3]

Honours

Winners

Bulgarian A PFG: 2003 (with CSKA Sofia)
Chinese Super League: 2007 (with Changchun)

References

^ Бывший футболист Нефтчи стал чемпионом Китая (in Russian). 1news.az. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
^ "Петров и Силва скъсаха с клуба" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ "Светослав Петров е горд татко на близнаци!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

Svetoslav Petrov signed with CSKA
Svetoslav Petrov at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Бывший футболист Нефтчи стал чемпионом Китая (in Russian). 1news.az. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[2] "Петров и Силва скъсаха с клуба" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

[3] "Светослав Петров е горд татко на близнаци!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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