Zdravko Zdravkov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zdravko Zdravkov | ||
| Date of birth | October 4, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1993 | Levski Sofia | 66 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Etar | 19 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Levski Sofia | 12 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Slavia Sofia | 60 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | İstanbulspor | 47 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Adanaspor | 24 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | İstanbulspor | 58 | (0) |
| 2002 | Cherno More | 12 | (0) |
| 2003 | İstanbulspor | 18 | (0) |
| 2004 | Litex Lovech | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Çaykur Rizespor | 93 | (0) |
| Total | 423 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2005 | Bulgaria | 70 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Zdravko Zdravkov (Bulgarian: Здравко Здравков) (born October 4, 1970 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. He ended his career at the end of 2006–07 season.
Career
On the club level, Zdravkov has played for Levski Sofia (1989–1995), Istanbulspor (1997–1999 and 2000–2002), Adanaspor (1999–2000), Cherno More (2002–2003), Litex Lovech (2003–2004) and Çaykur Rizespor (2004–2007). For Bulgaria, Zdravkov has been capped 70 times. He was the starting goalkeeper for his country at the Euro 1996, 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004.[1]
Halfway through the France World Cup in 1998, with Bulgaria having played two games (0–0 against Paraguay and a 0–1 loss to Nigeria), Zdravkov was ranked as the 2nd best goalkeeper in form. Although he went on to concede 6 goals in Bulgaria's loss to Spain in the next game, Zdravkov was an exceptional performer at the World Cup.
December 2002 until January 2003, Zdravkov spent a trial period with Arsenal F.C., but did not eventually sign with the then-reigning FA Premier League champions.[2][3]
Six years later, at UEFA Euro 2004, Zdravkov's age began to show. He did not concede any 'soft' goals and few could say he made any serious errors, but he was outclassed by some very talented Swedish, Danish and Italian attackers. Bulgaria lost 0–5 to Sweden, 0–2 to Denmark and 1–2 to Italy, and this was to be Zdravkov's final tournament as national team goalkeeper.
Personal
Zdravkov participated in the third season of Survivor BG, in Panama, but was evacuated due to serious health problems.[4]
References
- ↑ "Former Bulgaria Keeper Zdravkov Retires End-Season". Novinite. 18 March 2007.
- ↑ "Arsenal told to hurry Zdravkov decision". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "International Roundup". Sports Illustrated. January 11, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ↑ "И Здравко Здравков от "Сървайвър 3″ е бил на ръба" (in Bulgarian). Razkritia.com. 1 July 2009.
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