Petar Zehtinski

Petar Zehtinski
Personal information
Full name	Petar Lyubenov Zehtinski
Date of birth	15 September 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1975	Arda Kardzhali
1975–1986	Botev Plovdiv
1986–1987	Omonia Nicosia
1986–1991	Botev Plovdiv
Total
International career
	Bulgaria U21
1981–1983	Bulgaria
	Bulgaria Olympic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petar Zehtinski (Bulgarian: Петър Зехтински; born 15 September 1955) is a former Bulgarian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Career

A skillful free kick taker and a talented passer, Zehtinski spent more than a decade with Botev Plovdiv, while also having two spells with Arda from Kardzhali and one season with Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus.^[1] On 7 November 1984, Zehtinski captained the "canaries" from Plovdiv in their 2:0 second leg victory over German powerhouse Bayern Munich in a 1/8 final of the European Cup Winners' Cup. Botev Plovdiv were eventually eliminated after an aggregate score of 3:4.^[2] His nickname is Zico. Between 1996 and 1998, he was assistant manager of CSKA Sofia and also had a short stint as head coach in 1998.^[3] Beyond his club-related pursuits, Zehtinski has served as assistant manager of Bulgaria.^[3]

Honours

Master of Sports - since 1981^[3]
Best footballer of Plovdiv - 1983, 1984, 1989^[3]

References

^ "Petar Zehtinski - player statistics". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ "Победи над Байерн Мюнхен и Барселона правят Ботев Пд №1 в евротурнирите, "канарите" нямат право да се притесняват от "Астана", щом от тях са треперили колоси" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Профил на Петър Зехтински" (in Bulgarian). fccska.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

External links

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[1] "Petar Zehtinski - player statistics". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[2] "Победи над Байерн Мюнхен и Барселона правят Ботев Пд №1 в евротурнирите, "канарите" нямат право да се притесняват от "Астана", щом от тях са треперили колоси" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[zehtinski99999-3] "Профил на Петър Зехтински" (in Bulgarian). fccska.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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