Zdravko Lazarov
 Lazarov playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Gabrovo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Montana | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chardafon Gabrovo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1992 | Lokomotiv Septemvri | 14 | (3) |
| 1992–1995 | Yantra Gabrovo | 48 | (16) |
| 1993–1994 | → Lokomotiv Septemvri (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1995 | CSKA Sofia | 14 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Yantra Gabrovo | 40 | (19) |
| 1997–1998 | Minyor Pernik | 22 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | Levski Sofia | 27 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Slavia Sofia | 28 | (8) |
| 2000–2003 | Kocaelispor | 79 | (24) |
| 2003–2006 | Gaziantepspor | 87 | (36) |
| 2006–2007 | Erciyesspor | 31 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Slavia Sofia | 7 | (4) |
| 2008 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (2) |
| 2009 | Cherno More | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 67 | (23) |
| 2012–2013 | Slavia Sofia | 27 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | (3) |
| 2014– | Montana | 15 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2011[1] | Bulgaria | 31 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Zdravko Lazarov (Bulgarian: Здравко Лазаров; born 20 February 1976 in Gabrovo) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Montana.
He is an experienced, technically gifted attacker, who can also play as a left or right winger.[2] Since 2001 Lazarov is playing in the Bulgaria national football team. He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team.
Career
Lazarov started his career in his home town Septemvri in the local team FC Locomotiv Septemvri. After that, Lazarov played for Chardafon Gabrovo (now FC Yantra).[3] After two very good seasons, he signed with Bulgarian grand CSKA Sofia. He did not impress with his performance and was sold to Minyor Pernik. In June 1998, Lazarov signed with the other Bulgarian grand Levski Sofia. Between 1999 and 2001 he played for Slavia Sofia. After that, he went in the Turkish Turkcell Super League where he played for Kocaelispor, Gaziantepspor and Kayseri Erciyesspor. For six seasons in Turkey he played in 202 games and scored 76 goals.
In July 2007, Zdravko returned in Bulgaria and signed with Slavia Sofia. After spending half a season with Slavia and participating in 11 games, in which he scored 8 goals, in December 2007, he signed with the Russian side Shinnik Yaroslavl. In 2008 he returned to Bulgaria,[4] playing for CSKA Sofia once more. He scored 2 goals in 15 games before getting sidelined for six months due to an injury in the game against Litex Lovech. On 11 June 2009 he terminated his contract with CSKA with immediate effect after a meeting with the club's bosses.
On 15 June 2009, Lazarov signed with Cherno More Varna for two years. He took number 11, which at that time was worn by Georgi Kakalov, but Kakalov stepped it back to Lazarov. He made his team début on 7 July, in a friendly game against Levski Sofia.
In January 2010, Lazarov completed his move to Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a free transfer. He made his league debut for Lokomotiv on 27 February in a 3–2 away loss against CSKA Sofia, scoring a two penalties. Lazarov was promoted to club captain at the start of the 2010–11 season.[5] During the entire season, he scored 14 goals in the league. On 15 March 2012, Lazarov scored the winning goal against Levski Sofia (in the extra time) in a 1/4 final match of the Bulgarian Cup.[6] On 7 August 2012, his contract was terminated.
Two days later, Lazarov joined Slavia Sofia for third time in his career.
International career
Statistics
| Bulgarian national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 3 |
Honours
Club
Kocaelispor
- Turkish Cup (1): 2001–02
References
- ↑ "Lazarov, Zdravko". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ "Здравко Лазаров си тръгва от Славия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "Здравко Лазаров на 36: Само да съм здрав и да радвам феновете на Локо Пд". gong.bg. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ↑ "Zdravko Lazarov officially in CSKA". Football24.bg. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ↑ "Здравко Лазаров е новият капитан на Локо" (in Bulgarian). sport.plovdiv24.bg. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ↑ "Драма в Пловдив: Локо е на полуфинал след продължения" (in Bulgarian). topmatch.bg. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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