Ivaylo Petkov

Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov (; born 24 March 1976) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer, who played mainly as a left-back and centre-back. He has won three A PFG titles, one Süper Lig title, a Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Supercup at Club Level, playing for six different teams throughout his career.

Club career Petkov was born in Dolni Dabnik, Pleven Province. He started to play football in Spartak Pleven. In 1995, he made his debut for the first team. He started to make his name in season 1997–98 when played for the present team Litex Lovech. After that he played for İstanbulspor, Fenerbahçe SK and Ankaragücü football clubs in Turkey and Kuban Krasnodar in Russia.

In January 2009, Petkov returned to Bulgaria and signed with Litex Lovech. He has won two A PFG titles, a Bulgarian Cup and a Bulgarian Supercup. At the end of 2010–11 season, Petkov announced his retirement from professional football.

International career Petkov made his first appearance for Bulgaria in 1996 when he was picked by Hristo Bonev for the friendly against Saudi Arabia on 6 November. He scored his first international goal on 18 August 1999, with a 32-yard shot in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ukraine. For Bulgaria, Petkov was capped 63 times, scoring 3 goals.

He was part of the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2004 squads, playing the first two matches in both competitions.

Career statistics

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International Scores and goals list Bulgaria's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 18 August 1999 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine 1–1 1–1 Friendly 2. 10 October 1999 Lazur Stadium, Burgas, Bulgaria 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification 3. 29 March 2000 Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 3–1 4–1 Friendly

Honours Litex Lovech Bulgarian League: 1997–98, 2009–10, 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup: 2008–09 Bulgarian Supercup: 2010

Fenerbahçe Süper Lig: 2003–04