Ivaylo Petkov

Ivaylo Petkov

Personal information
Full name	Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov
Date of birth	24 March 1976 (1976-03-24)
Place of birth	Dolni Dabnik, Bulgaria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left-back, centre-back
Club information
Current club	Litex
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1997	Spartak Pleven	29	(2)
1997–1998	Litex Lovech	27	(3)
1998–2003	Istanbulspor	160	(7)
2003–2004	Fenerbahçe	16	(0)
2004–2005	Kuban Krasnodar	43	(2)
2005–2007	Ankaragücü	44	(2)
2007–2008	Kuban Krasnodar	47	(10)
2009–2011	Litex	27	(2)
National team
1996–2009	Bulgaria	63	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Rumenov and the family name is Petkov.

Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Петков) (born March 24, 1976 in Dolni Dabnik, Pleven Province) is a Bulgarian football player who plays for PFC Litex Lovech.

Career

Petkov start to play football in Spartak Pleven and in 1995 made his official debut for the first team. He started to make his name in season 1997-98 when played for the present team Litex Lovech. After that he played for İstanbulspor, Fenerbahçe SK and Ankaragücü football clubs in Turkey and Kuban Krasnodar in Russia. In January 2009 Petkov returned in Bulgaria and signed with Litex Lovech.

Awards

• Litex Lovech
  • Bulgarian A PFG 1997-1998,2009/2010
  • Bulgarian Cup 2009
  • Bulgarian Supercup 2010
• Fenerbahçe
  • Süper Lig 2003/2004

International career

Petkov was part of the Bulgarian national team which qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2004. The defender played for Bulgaria between 1997 and 2007. For Bulgaria, Petkov was capped 63 times, scoring 3 goals.