Boycho Velichkov
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Boycho Petrov Velichkov | ||
Date of birth | 13 August 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward (retired) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1986 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 270 | (90) |
1986–1987 | Le Havre | 22 | (1) |
1987–1989 | Panserraikos | 58 | (39) |
Total | 350 | (130) | |
International career | |||
1978–1980 | Bulgaria u-21 | 8 | (2) |
1980–1987 | Bulgaria | 23 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
Lokomotiv Sofia | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Eastern Slavic name Boycho Petrov Velichkov (Template:Lang-bg, born 13 August 1958) is a former Bulgarian football forward.
Career
For the Bulgarian national team Velichkov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals, also playing at the 1986 World Cup.
Most of Velichkov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, winning the top Bulgarian league, once—in 1978. He also played for one year in French Le Havre AC[1] and two seasons in Greek Panserraikos,[2] scoring scored 39 goals. In October 2007 the Greek club declared Velichkov the "best foreign player in the club of all times".
References
- ^ Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html
Categories:
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Bulgarian football managers
- Sportspeople from Sofia
- PFC Lokomotiv Sofia players
- Le Havre AC players
- Panserraikos F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Bulgarian A Football Group players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
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- Bulgarian expatriates in Greece
- Bulgarian football forward stubs