Velko Yotov
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Velko Nikolaev Yotov | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Second striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1993 | Levski Sofia | 113 | (31) |
1993–1995 | Espanyol | 42 | (14) |
1995–1999 | Newell's Old Boys | 106 | (35) |
1999 | Olimpik Teteven | 6 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Charleston Battery | 29 | (9) |
2002–2005 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 72 | (20) |
Total | 368 | (109) | |
International career | |||
1991–1995 | Bulgaria | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Velko Nikolaev Yotov (or Iotov) (Bulgarian: Велко Йотов) (born 26 August 1970) is a Bulgarian former football player.
Career
He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup. After coming through the ranks in Levski Sofia he moved to Botev Plovdiv and was then sold to Espanyol, where he helped them win Segunda Division with his 13 goals in 1993–94 season. In 1995, he moved to Argentina and spent four seasons with Newell's Old Boys before finishing his career in the USA-League with Charleston Battery and Atlanta Silverbacks.
Honours
Bulgarian champion with Levski in 1993. Bulgarian Cup Holder with Levski in 1991 and 1992.
External links
- Velko Yotov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Velko Yotov at BDFutbol
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
Categories:
- Bulgarian footballers
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Charleston Battery players
- Atlanta Silverbacks players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Bulgarian expatriates in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Bulgaria international footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- La Liga players
- Bulgarian First League players
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Bulgarian expatriates in Spain
- Bulgarian expatriates in the United States
- Association football forwards
- Bulgarian football forward stubs