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Tsvetan Genkov Personal information Full name Tsvetan Valentinov Genkov Date of birth 8 February 1984 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 19 (7) 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 18 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2011Tsvetan Valentinov Genkov (Bulgarian: Цветан Валентинов Генков) (born 8 February 1984 in Mezdra) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Wisła Kraków.
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Career
Loko Mezdra
Born in Mezdra, Genkov began his career in the local Lokomotiv, previously having been an athlete.[1] 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.[1] On 12 May 2002, Genkov scored his first goal in a 2–2 home draw against Olimpik Teteven.[1] As of the 2002–03 season he became first-choice forward scoring 14 goals.[2] After 24 goals in the next season he transferred to Lokomotiv Sofia.[2]
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.[3][4]
Return to Loko Sofia
In January 2010, Genkov was loaned out to his former club until the summer. On 7 March 2010, he netted twice in the 5–1 away win against FC Sportist Svoge. 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.[5]
International career
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 18 October 2011)
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 6 1 0 0 6 0 12 1 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 19 7 1 1 6 0 26 8 Honours
Wisła Kraków
- Ekstraklasa: 2010–11
Individual
- A PFG Top Goalscorer: 2006–07
References
- ^ a b c "Любопитни факти". lokomotivmezdra.com. http://site.lokomotivmezdra.com/Liubopitni-fakti.html. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ a b "В Северозападната зона (1984 - 1993, 1994 - 2005 г.)". lokomotivmezdra.com. http://site.lokomotivmezdra.com/V-Severozapadnata-zona-1984-1993-1994-2005-g.html. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Цветан Генков подписа с Динамо (Москва)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.ibox.bg. http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1587787336. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Dinamo sign Loko Sofia's Genkov". uefa.com. 11 June 2007. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=549598.html. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Cvetan Genkov piłkarzem Białej Gwiazdy". wisla.krakow.pl. http://www.wisla.krakow.pl/pl/aktualnosci/cvetan_genkov_pilkarzem_bialej_gwiazdy/. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group Top Scorers 1938 Milev | 1939 Pachedzhiev | 1940: Stoyanov/Nikolaev | 1949: Milanov/Nedev | 1950: Hranov | 1951: Milanov | 1952: Isakov/Tashkov | 1953: Minchev | 1954: Tashkov | 1955: Diev | 1956: Vladimirov | 1957: Iliev/Milanov | 1958: Tashkov/Arnaudov | 1959: Vasilev | 1960: Yordanov/Kostov | 1961: Sotirov | 1962: Yordanov/Diev | 1963: Diev | 1964: Tsanev | 1965: Asparuhov | 1966: Spasov | 1967: Zhekov | 1968: Zhekov | 1969: Zhekov| 1970: Zhekov| 1971: Yakimov | 1972: Zhekov | 1973: Zhekov | 1974: Petkov | 1975: Pritargov | 1976: Petkov | 1977: Panov | 1978: Mladenov | 1979: Gochev | 1980: Dzhevizov | 1981: Slavkov | 1982: Valchev | 1983: Pehlivanov | 1984: Eranosyan | 1985: Getov | 1986: Pashev | 1987: Sirakov | 1988: Sirakov | 1989: Stoichkov | 1990: Stoichkov | 1991: Yordanov | 1992: Sirakov | 1993: Getov | 1994: Sirakov | 1995: Mihtarski | 1996: Georgiev | 1997: Pramatarov | 1998: Spasov/Genchev | 1999: Belyakov | 2000: Mihaylov | 2001: Ivanov | 2002: Manchev | 2003: Chilikov | 2004: Kamburov | 2005: Kamburov | 2006: Novakovič/Furtado | 2007: Genkov | 2008: Hristov | 2009: Kamburov | 2010: Niflore | 2011: DembéléWisła Kraków – current squad 1 Jovanić · 2 Jaliens · 4 Chávez · 5 Melikson · 6 Bunoza · 7 Sobolewski (c) · 9 Boguski · 10 Garguła · 11 Núñez · 12 Kurto · 13 Paljić · 15 Díaz · 16 Jirsák · 17 Kirm · 18 Genkov · 19 Małecki · 20 Biton · 22 Jovanović · 25 Pareiko · 28 Wilk · 31 Lamey · 33 Czekaj · 45 Brud · 77 Iliev · Manager: Moskal
Categories:- Bulgarian footballers
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group players
- Russian Premier League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra players
- PFC Lokomotiv Sofia players
- FC Dynamo Moscow players
- Wisła Kraków players
- Bulgaria international footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
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