Yordan Petkov

Yordan Petkov
Personal information

Full name	Yordan Hristov Petkov
Date of birth	(1976-03-11) 11 March 1976
Place of birth	Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Slavia Sofia (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996–1997	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	38	(1)
1998–1999	Vorskla Poltava	45	(3)
2000–2001	Loko Sofia	44	(1)
2001–2004	Slavia Sofia	91	(2)
2005–2006	Samsunspor	43	(0)
2006	→ Slavia Sofia (loan)	11	(1)
2007–2010	Slavia Sofia	81	(5)
2011	Ermis Aradippou	11	(0)
Total		364	(13)
National team
2001–2003	Bulgaria	4	(0)
Teams managed
2011–	Slavia Sofia (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Yordan Petkov (Bulgarian: Йордан Петков) (born 11 March 1976 in Veliko Tarnovo) is a former Bulgarian football defender and currently assistant coach of Slavia Sofia under Martin Kushev.

As a player, he spent most of his career at Slavia Sofia,^[1] with a short spell at Turkish Samsunspor and Cyprus Ermis Aradippou before retirement. In his first years as a footballer, he also played for Etar Veliko Tarnovo, Vorskla Poltava and Lokomotiv Sofia.^[2] On 31 July 2011, Petkov played his farewell game for Slavia, appearing for 10 minutes in the 2:2 draw with Cypriot side Apollon Limassol in an exhibition match.^[3]

Petkov was capped four times for Bulgaria.

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