Martin Petrow (soccer player)
| Martin Petrov | ||
 Petrov in the Bolton Wanderers jersey (2011)
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | 15th January 1979 | |
| place of birth | Wraza , Bulgaria | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| -1996 | Botev Wraza | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1996-1998 | CSKA Sofia | 19 (3) |
| 1999-2001 | Servette FC Genève | 61 (20) |
| 2001-2005 | VfL Wolfsburg | 116 (28) |
| 2005-2007 | Atlético Madrid | 49 (3) |
| 2007-2010 | Manchester City | 59 (9) |
| 2010-2013 | Bolton Wanderers | 74 (10) |
| 2013 | Espanyol Barcelona | 8 (0) |
| 2013-2014 | CSKA Sofia | 17 (3) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1999-2011 | Bulgaria | 90 (19) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Martin Petrov ( bulg . : Мартин Петров , English transcription Martin Petrov ; born January 15, 1979 in Wraza ) is a former Bulgarian football player .
Career
In the club
Petrov started playing football at Botev Wraza . As a teenager he moved to CSKA Sofia . At the beginning of 1999 he went to Switzerland to Servette Geneva . In 2001 he moved to the Bundesliga for VfL Wolfsburg , for which he scored 28 goals and 36 assists in 116 games.
At the end of July 2005, Petrov went to Atlético Madrid . With the move, he fulfilled his childhood dream of playing in Spain, where his favorite club, FC Barcelona , also plays. The move was possible because Petrov had a release clause in his contract that said he could leave the club with a transfer fee of 10 million euros. In October 2006 he tore a cruciate ligament during the game against Recreativo Huelva and was out for over half a year. In July 2007, Petrov moved to England for £ 4.7 million for Manchester City , who were coached by Sven-Göran Eriksson in the 2007/08 season . In the summer of 2010, his contract with Manchester City was not extended and the midfielder then left the club.
In early July 2010, Petrov signed a two-year contract with Bolton Wanderers . In January 2013 he moved to the Spanish first division club Espanyol Barcelona and received a contract there until the end of the 2012/13 season . In October 2013, Petrov signed a contract with CSKA Sofia. He ended his career there in 2014.
National team
For the Bulgarian national football team , Petrov was 90 times in action, including a. at the 2004 European Football Championship in Portugal .
Awards
In 2006 he was voted Bulgaria's “Footballer of the Year” .
Web links
- Martin Petrow in the database of weltfussball.de
- Martin Petrow in the database of soccerbase.com (English)
- Martin Petrow , international match record on rsssf.com (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Out of contract - senior trio leave blues
- ↑ Petrov Deal Complete ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Bulgaria's Martin Petrov Signs with Espanyol
- ↑ Petrov moves to CSKA Sofia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrov, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th January 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wraza , Bulgaria |