Ivan Tsvetkov

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For the Bulgarian Olympic cyclist, see Ivan Tsvetkov (cyclist).

Ivan Tsvetkov
Tsvetkov playing for Pirin in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ivan Petkov Tsvetkov
Date of birth (1979-08-31) 31 August 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Striker
Youth career
1987–1997 Pirin Blagoevgrad
1997–1998 SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 SC Heerenveen 100 (121)
2000–2002 BV Veendam 66 (80)
2002–2004 FC Zwolle 41 (53)
2004–2005 Helmond Sport 32 (34)
2005–2007 Sparta Rotterdam 41 (22)
2007–2008 Sivasspor 41 (44)
2008–2010 Khazar Lankaran 50 (75)
2011 Pirin Blagoevgrad 12 (45)
2011–2012 Levski Sofia 30 (55)
2012–2015 Botev Plovdiv 77 (88)
Total 406 (617)
International career
2012 Bulgaria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2015

Ivan Tsvetkov (Bulgarian: Иван Цветков; born 31 August 1979 in Blagoevgrad) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Career

Born in Blagoevgrad, Tsvetkov took up football with local side Pirin. At the age of 18, he joined Dutch

International career

Tsvetkov was part of the Bulgaria U21 roster for one game.[2]

In November 2012, Tsvetkov was called up to the Bulgaria national team by head coach Lyuboslav Penev for a friendly match against Ukraine. He earned his first cap on 14 November, playing 27 minutes in the 0–1 defeat against the Ukrainians.[3]

Honours

Club

SC Heerenveen

Botev Plovdiv

Individual

  • Botev Plovdiv player of the year: 2014[6]
  • City of Plovdiv player of the year: 2014[7]
  • A Grupa best player runner-up: 2014-15[8][9]

Personal life

He also holds Dutch citizenship.[10] In 2003, he had to give up his Bulgarian nationality in order to acquire a Dutch passport,[11] but in November 2012 Tsvetkov reclaimed his Bulgarian citizenship.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Ivan Tsvetkov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ "Иван Цветков бяга от България с камион, това става при заминаването му в Холандия". topsport.bg. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Ivan Tsvetkov national team match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. ^ Ботев загуби на финала, играем в Лига Европа през юли
  5. ^ Ботев загуби от Лудогорец във финала за Суперкупата
  6. ^ "Вуйчо Ваньо обра индивидуалните награди в "Ботев", стана "Футболист на годината". sportni.bg. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Футболист номер 1 на Пловдив за 2014г. в анкетата на TribunaPlovdiv.bg e Иван Цветков (Ботев)". tribunaplovdiv.bg. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  8. ^ Ботев с трима призьори в класацията „Футболист на футболистите“
  9. ^ Марселиньо спечели приза "Футболист на футболистите"
  10. ^ "FC Levski Player Denied Bulgarian Passport". standartnews.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Иван Цветков за "Левски", за себе си, за Арс, за Бербатов, за Пирин и за "сините" фенове". gong.bg. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Цветков: винаги съм бил българин, скоро и с паспорт". sportni.bg. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

External links

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