Boycho Velichkov

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Boycho Velichkov
Personal information

Full name	Boycho Petrov Velichkov
Date of birth	(1958-08-13) 13 August 1958
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1975–1986	Lokomotiv Sofia	270	(90)
1986–1987	Le Havre	22	(1)
1987–1989	Panserraikos	58	(39)
Total		350	(130)
National team
1978–1980	Bulgaria u-21	8	(2)
1980–1987	Bulgaria	23	(6)
Teams managed
	Lokomotiv Sofia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Eastern/Southern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Petrov and the family name is Velichkov.

Boycho Petrov Velichkov (Bulgarian: Бойчо Пeтpoв Величков, born 13 August 1958) is a retired football forward.

For the Bulgarian national team Velichkov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals, and played at the 1986 World Cups.

Most of Velichkov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, winning the top Bulgarian league, once—in 1978. He also played for one year in French Le Havre AC^[1] and two seasons in Greek Panserraikos,^[2] scoring scored 39 goals. In October 2007 the Greek club declared Velichkov the "best foreign player in the club of all times".

References

↑ Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
↑ http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html

v t e Bulgaria squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Mihaylov 2 Sirakov 3 Arabov 4 Petrov 5 Dimitrov (c) 6 Zhelyazkov 7 Iskrenov 8 Sadakov 9 Mladenov 10 Gospodinov 11 Getov 12 Zdravkov 13 A. Markov 14 P. Markov 15 Yordanov 16 Dragolov 17 Kolev 18 Velichkov 19 Pashev 20 Kostadinov 21 Dyakov 22 Valov Coach: Vutsov

Persondata
Name	Velichkov, Boycho
Alternative names	Бойчо Пeтpoв Величков (Bulgarian)
Short description	Bulgarian footballer
Date of birth	13 August 1958
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death
Place of death

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