Tsvetan Genkov

Tsvetan Genkov

Personal information
Full name	Tsvetan Valentinov Genkov
Date of birth	8 February 1984 (1984-02-08)
Place of birth	Mezdra, Bulgaria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Wisła Kraków
Number	18
Youth career
	Lokomotiv Mezdra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	Lokomotiv Mezdra	72	(39)
2004–2007	Lokomotiv Sofia	86	(50)
2007–2010	Dynamo Moscow	37	(4)
2010	→ Lokomotiv Sofia (loan)	26	(15)
2011–	Wisła Kraków	22	(8)
National team‡
2004–2006	Bulgaria U-21	9	(3)
2005–	Bulgaria	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2011

Tsvetan Valentinov Genkov (Bulgarian: Цветан Валентинов Генков) (born 8 February 1984 in Mezdra) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Wisła Kraków.

Career

Loko Mezdra

Born in Mezdra, Genkov began his career in the local Lokomotiv, previously having been an athlete. He made his debut during the 2001–02 season on 14 October 2001 in a 0–2 away loss against Sitomir Nikopol in the campaign of V AFG. On 12 May 2002, Genkov scored his first goal in a 2–2 home draw against Olimpik Teteven. As of the 2002–03 season he became first-choice forward scoring 14 goals. After 24 goals in the next season he transferred to Lokomotiv Sofia.

Loko Sofia

He made his debut for Lokomotiv Sofia on 6 August 2004, in a 0-2 away loss against Litex Lovech. In Sofia, Genkov established himself in one of the leading A PFG clubs and helped his team to reach the fourth place in 2005-06 and secure a place in the UEFA Cup 2006-07. During the qualification rounds, Genkov scored four goals in six matches. In Bulgaria's A PFG, he became the top goalscorer of 2006–07 with 27 goals, leading Lokomotiv to the third position and UEFA Cup 2007-08 qualification.

Dynamo Moscow

On 9 June 2007, he signed a four and a half years contract with Dynamo Moscow for a transfer fee of €2.25 million.

Return to Loko Sofia

In January 2010, Genkov was loaned out to his former club. On 7 March 2010, he netted twice in the 5–1 away win against FC Sportist Svoge. In the following season, with 11 goals to his name, Genkov had climbed up to second place in the scoring charts in the A PFG by the time his loan expired.

Wisła Kraków

On 28 January 2011, Genkov joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a three and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee from Dynamo Moscow. He won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. Genkov was club's top goalscorer in the second part of the season with six goals in the league. In the following season, he was a starter in all six matches in the Wisła's ultimately unsuccessful UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign. On 9 September, Genkov picked up an injury at beginning of the league match against Lech Poznań. He returned to play on 15 October, scoring the winning goal in a 3–1 home win over Jagiellonia Białystok. Genkov also netted the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over FC Twente, in the last UEFA Europa League group stage match, which lead his team to qualify for the round of 32. On 16 February 2012, he scored a late equaliser in the first leg tie against Standard Liège. Wisła Kraków played with ten-men for most of the match after Michał Czekaj was sent off in the 27th minute.

International career

He was capped nine times for Bulgaria national under-21 football team, scoring three goals. Genkov received his first senior international cap for Bulgaria on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match against Turkey, which they won 3–1, coming on as a substitute for Dimitar Berbatov after one hour of play.

Statistics

(correct as of 17 February 2012)

Club	Season	League	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		European Cups		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiv Mezdra	2001–2002	V AFG	12	1	–		–		12	1
	2002–2003	V AFG	30	14	–		–		30	14
	2003–2004	V AFG	30	24	3	1	–		33	25
Lokomotiv Sofia	2004–2005	A PFG	30	12	1	1	–		31	13
	2005–2006	A PFG	27	11	1	0	–		28	11
	2006–2007	A PFG	29	27	2	1	6	4	37	32
Dynamo Moscow	2007	Premier Liga	9	0	1	1	–		10	1
	2008	Premier Liga	23	4	2	0	–		25	4
	2009	Premier Liga	5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
Lokomotiv Sofia	2009–2010	A PFG	13	4	–		–		13	4
	2010–2011	A PFG	13	11	1	0	–		14	11
Wisła Kraków	2010–2011	Ekstraklasa	13	6	1	1	–		14	7
	2011–2012	Ekstraklasa	9	2	0	0	9	2	18	4
Total	Lokomotiv Mezdra		72	39	3	1	–		75	40
Total	Lokomotiv Sofia		112	65	5	2	6	4	123	71
Total	Dynamo Moscow		37	4	5	1	0	0	42	5
Total	Wisła Kraków		22	8	1	1	9	2	32	11

Honours

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2010–11

Individual

• A PFG Top Goalscorer: 2006–07

External links

Tsvetan Genkov on Playerhistory.com