- Zhivko Zhelev
Football player infobox
playername = Zhivko Zhelev
fullname = Zhivko Zhelev
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1979|7|23|df=y
cityofbirth =Stara Zagora
countryofbirth =Bulgaria
height = 1.85m
currentclub =FC Oţelul Galaţi
clubnumber = 31
position = Defender
youthyears = 1990-1995
youthclubs = PFC Beroe
years = 1996-1998 1998-2007 2007-
clubs = FC Olimpik TetevenPFC Litex Lovech FC Oţelul Galaţi
caps(goals) = 178 (26) 34 (5)
nationalyears = 1998-2001 2004-
nationalteam = Bulgaria U21 Bulgaria
nationalcaps(goals) = 24 (2) 6 (0)
pcupdate = August 2, 2008
ntupdate = August 31, 2006Zhivko Zhelev ( _bg. Живко Желев) (born
July 23 ,1979 ) is aBulgaria n football player. He plays in the position of central defender or striker for Romania sideFC Oţelul Galaţi . Zhelev joinedLitex Lovech quite young but fought hard to get a place in the first team. He formed a formidable duet with ex-Bulgarian national defenderRosen Kirilov . However, due to a lack of strikers Zhelev was also used by managers to play as a striker for Litex and scored a lot of goals in this position. He is the defender who has scored the most goals in the whole history of Bulgarian football.Fact|date=July 2007He has been considered one of the favourite players by Litex fans, due to his dedicated and selfless manner of playing, and his loyalty to the club. He has been awarded the title "The best player of Litex" in 2006.
On July 12, 2007, Zhelev joined Romanian club
Oţelul Galaţi for a fee of €125.000Career
* Up to the 2005 - 2006 Season
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