Antoni Zdravkov

Antoni Zdravkov
Personal information
Full nameAntoni Ivanov Zdravkov
Date of birth20 August 1964
Place of birthSofia, Bulgaria
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1987Levski Sofia43(0)
1987–1990Lokomotiv Sofia71(7)
1990Yantra Gabrovo
1991Marítimo
1991–1992Nacional
1992–1993Benfica Castelo Branco
1993–1994Lokomotiv Sofia
1994–1996Velbazhd Kyustendil
1996–2000Septemvri Sofia120(8)
National team
1986–1989Bulgaria3(0)
Teams managed
2005–2006Chavdar Byala Slatina
2006–2008Kaliakra Kavarna (Assistant)
2008Kaliakra Kavarna
2008–2009Levski Sofia (Assistant)
2010–2011Kaliakra Kavarna
2011Levski Sofia (Assistant)
2011–2012Botev Vratsa
2012–2013Botev Vratsa
2013–2014Levski Sofia
2014-Bulgaria U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Antoni Ivanov Zdravkov (born 20 August 1964) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and currently manager.

As a defender, he enjoyed spells at Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Yantra Gabrovo, Marítimo, Nacional, Benfica Castelo Branco, Velbazhd Kyustendil and Septemvri Sofia. He was capped by Bulgaria 3 times. He retired as a player in January 2001 at the age of 36. On 7 April 2013, while coaching Botev Vratsa in a match against CSKA Sofia, Zdravkov attracted controversy after he contested a refereeing decision in an unconventional way - by showing a red card to the match official and attempting to tear the referee's cards. He was subsequently sent to the stands and banned for one match.[1][2]

On 19 March 2014, while coaching Levski Sofia quit after defeat by Botev Plovdiv in the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup.[3] In late October 2014, Zdravkov was appointed as manager of the Bulgaria U21 national team.[4]

Honours

Player

Levski Sofia

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