Yordan Petkov

Yordan Petkov
Personal information
Full name	Yordan Hristov Petkov
Date of birth	11 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Bulgaria U19 (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Etar Veliko Tarnovo
1998–1999	Vorskla Poltava
1998	→ Vorskla-2 Poltava
1999–2001	Lokomotiv Sofia
2001–2004	Slavia Sofia
2005–2006	Samsunspor
2006	→ Slavia Sofia (loan)
2007–2010	Slavia Sofia
2011	Ermis Aradippou
Total
International career
2001–2003	Bulgaria
Managerial career
2011–2016	Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2016	Hebar Pazardzhik
2017	Levski U19
2023–	Bulgaria U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2011

Yordan Petkov (Bulgarian: Йордан Петков) (born 11 March 1976 in Veliko Tarnovo) is a former Bulgarian football defender who also used to be assistant coach of Slavia Sofia under Martin Kushev.

As a player, he spent most of his career at Slavia Sofia,^[1] with a short spell at Turkish Samsunspor and Cyprus Ermis Aradippou before retirement. In his first years as a footballer, he also played for Etar Veliko Tarnovo, Vorskla Poltava and Lokomotiv Sofia.^[2] On 31 July 2011, Petkov played his farewell game for Slavia, appearing for 10 minutes in the 2:2 draw with Cypriot side Apollon Limassol in an exhibition match.^[3]

Petkov was capped four times for Bulgaria.

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