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Martin Petrov
Мартин Петров
Personal information Full name Martin Petyov Petrov Date of birth 15 January 1979 Place of birth Vratsa, Bulgaria Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] Playing position Winger Club information Current club Bolton Wanderers Number 10 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1996 Botev Vratsa 18 (4) 1996–1998 CSKA Sofia 25 (6) 1998–2001 Servette 77 (27) 2001–2005 VfL Wolfsburg 126 (31) 2005–2007 Atlético Madrid 49 (3) 2007–2010 Manchester City 59 (9) 2010– Bolton Wanderers 39 (4) National team‡ 1999– Bulgaria 89 (19) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 25 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 24 November 2011 (UTC)This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Petyov and the family name is Petrov.Martin Petyov Petrov (Bulgarian: Мартин Петьов Петров; born 15 January 1979) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers and the Bulgaria national football team.
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Club career
Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa. After a few good seasons, he signed with CSKA Sofia and after two successful games against Servette in the UEFA Cup, the Swiss side bought the 19-year-old for 1,2 million German marks.[citation needed]
He later moved to Wolfsburg, where he established himself as an explosive player. In the summer 2005, he was bought by Atlético Madrid for a fee of €10 million.[2]
On 24 July 2007, after constant press speculation about him leaving the club, it was reported that Atletico Madrid had placed a £6,2 million price on the player. Later that day he left the Atletico Madrid training camp to think over his future with Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City reputedly interested in the player.
On 25 July, reports in the Spanish press suggested that Petrov had already agreed terms and had medical tests with Manchester City and that only minor details needed completing before finalising a move to Eastlands. Manchester City confirmed the £4,7 million (€7 million) move on a three-year contract on 26 July 2007.[3]
Manchester City
Petrov left Atlético Madrid for Manchester City on 26 July 2007, and although having a big reputation on the European stage, he was a relatively unknown talent to the Premiership. That soon changed after his first Premier League game on 11 August 2007 when he played an important role in Manchester City's 2–0 win over West Ham United at Upton Park. Petrov made probing runs down his favoured left flank, wreaking havoc among the Hammers's defence, and never shying away from trying powerful long range shots at goal with his trademark left foot. He had to wait until 22 September 2007 to score his first goal in Manchester City's sky blue colours, minutes before netting another one at Fulham's Craven Cottage. One of the goals was a superb individual effort, and the other a one-two combination with Elano. Since then Petrov has scored 2 more goals, one in the 3–1 win over Newcastle United the other one in the 2–1 win over Reading and also notched up 6 assists. Making himself well known for his blistering pace, brilliant runs down the wing, and a great eye for a pass. He was sent off by referee Rob Styles in the home loss to Everton, for kicking Leon Osman. The challenge earned him a straight red card which banned him for 3 games. The Bulgarian added to his tally with a goal against Portsmouth. A goal hit with his weaker right foot, which managed to go between the legs of Sol Campbell and into the net.
Petrov in a derby match against Manchester United
It was announced that Petrov's number would change from 15 up to 17 - his international number - for his second season with City. During the first round of the UEFA Cup in the 2008–09 season, Petrov scored a rifle of a shot after a Michael Johnson dummy against EB/Streymur in City's 2–0 away win. He also scored a goal in the home leg against EB/Streymur along with Darius Vassell's late goal. He scored another trademark rocket from just inside the area against Celtic in a pre-season friendly for Manchester City. He returned from injury to compete in the reserves game away at Newcastle United, playing 45 minutes. He scored the only goal in an emphatic 1–0 win over Barcelona in a pre-season friendly. He marked his return to Premier League action in Manchester City's home clash against Fulham on 12 April 2009, playing 63 minutes before being substituted by Robinho.[4]
Following the influx of new players at Manchester City such as Carlos Tévez and Emmanuel Adebayor, Petrov was linked with a move away from the City of Manchester Stadium. On 1 September 2009, the transfer deadline day, it was speculated that he would transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, in a move, which would see David Bentley heading to Eastlands.[5] Tottenham would also receive £10 million as part of this deal,[6][7] however Manchester City later denied they would be signing Bentley, either on-loan or permanently.[8] Luchezar Tanev, Petrov's agent, later stated that the move broke down "because, in the final reckoning, Manchester City rejected the deal mainly due to manager Mark Hughes's unwillingness."[9] He was often in and out of the first team. However, he scored goals in the first two games that he had started, prompting Hughes to start Petrov in place of Shaun Wright-Phillips at home vs. Fulham. Though he scored, he also aggravated the knee injury that has plagued him.[10] After the sacking of Mark Hughes and arrival of Roberto Mancini, he started both league games and scored in the 2–0 win over Stoke City on 26 December. He also publicly expressed his anger against Hughes as Petrov was frequently moved in and out of the starting 11.
On 18 April 2010 Petrov announced that his season was over and that he would miss the four remaining Premier League games due to a knee injury.[11]
On 8 June 2010, it was announced that Petrov's contract had expired and that he would be leaving the club, along with Benjani Mwaruwari, Karl Moore and Sylvinho.[12]
Bolton Wanderers
On 22 June 2010, it was announced that Petrov had agreed terms with Bolton Wanderers[13] and the free transfer was completed when the transfer window opened on 1 July.[14] He scored his first goal for the club against Manchester United on 26 September 2010,[15] and finished the season with three goals.
International career
Petrov playing for Bulgaria in 2010In June 1999, he received his first call-up to the Bulgarian national team for a Euro 2000 qualifier against England. He came as a substitution at the place of his idol Hristo Stoichkov. However, it proved to be an inauspicious start to his international career; he was sent off for a second yellow card just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute. Petrov cried while he was leaving the pitch.[16]
Petrov was the key player in Bulgaria's unsuccessful Euro 2004 participation, excelling in all three games and scoring Bulgaria's only goal at the finals; a penalty against Italy in Bulgaria's 1–2 loss.
On 2 September 2006, Petrov played a crucial role in the Bulgarian national team's Euro 2008 opening qualifying game against Romania in Constanţa, nailing two goals in two minutes to equalize from 2–0 in the last minutes of the game. This was seen as a remarkable comeback. He also went on to score against Slovenia (in a 3–0 win) and the Netherlands (in a 1–1 draw). His performances in the 2006 qualifying campaign earned him the 2006 Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award. On 7 September 2010, Petrov earned his 80th cap for Bulgaria in the 0:1 home loss in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro.
Career statistics
- As of 21 August 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup League Cup Europe Total 1995–96 Botev Vratsa V AFG 18 4 1996–97 CSKA Sofia A PFG 3 1 1997–98 10 2 1998–99 12 3 Switzerland League Schweizer Cup League Cup Europe Total 1998–99 Servette Super League 14 3 1999–00 31 9 2000–01 32 15 Germany League DFB-Pokal DFB Ligapokal Europe Total 2001–02 Wolfsburg Bundesliga 32 6 3 1 35 7 2002–03 26 2 2 0 28 2 2003–04 28 8 1 2 29 10 2004–05 30 12 - - 3 2 33 14 Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total 2005–06 Atlético Madrid La Liga 36 1 36 1 2006–07 13 2 1 0 14 2 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2007–08 Manchester City Premier League 34 5 3 0 1 0 38 5 2008–09 9 0 - - - - 5 2 14 2 2009–10 16 4 3 1 1 0 20 5 2010–11 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 28 3 6 0 0 0 34 3 2011-12 10 1 0 0 1 1 11 2 Country Bulgaria 43 10 Switzerland 77 27 Germany 116 28 6 3 - - 3 2 125 33 Spain 49 3 - - - - 1 0 50 3 England 97 13 12 1 3 1 5 2 117 17 Total 382 85 Bulgaria national team Year Apps Goals 1999 1 0 2000 10 1 2001 11 2 2002 7 0 2003 6 1 2004 10 2 2005 10 3 2006 7 4 2007 8 2 2008 5 1 2009 6 2 2010 4 0 2011 1 1 Total 83 19 International goals
Honours
CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Championship 1 time – 1997
- Bulgarian Cup 1 time – 1997
- Swiss Super League 1 time 1999
- Swiss Cup 1 time 2001
- UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 time 2007
Manchester City
- Vodacom Challenge Runner-up: 2009
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~39845,00.html. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Petrov picked by Atlético". UEFA.com. 2005-07-22. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=318652.html.
- ^ "Man City swoop for winger Petrov". BBC sport. 2007-07-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6917424.stm.
- ^ "Dempsey brace downs City". Yahoo sport. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/premier-league/2008-2009/man-city-fulham-236936.html2009-04-12.
- ^ Manchester City & Tottenham To Swap Martin Petrov & David Bentley – Report
- ^ Harry Redknapp’s ready to unveil Martin Petrov as David Bentley hits road
- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Man City in bid to snap up Bentley: Spurs to land Martin Petrov in swap deal and get Pompey's Niko Kranjcar for £2m
- ^ Man City won't be signing Bentley
- ^ Unhappy Petrov fails to get move away from Man City
- ^ Petrov hit by wounded knee
- ^ http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=reu-englandpetrov
- ^ "Out of contract senior trio leave Blues". Manchester City FC. 8 June 2010. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2010/June/Out-of-contract-trio-leave-Blues. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Petrov Agrees Terms With The Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers. 22 June 2010. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2076235,00.html. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Petrov Deal Complete". Bolton Wanderers. 1 July 2010. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2076456,00.html. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Bolton 2 – 2 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 26 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9023209.stm. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ Smith, Alan (2007-10-06). "Martin Petrov revelling in Manchester City role". Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/10/06/sfnsmi106.xml. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ Martin Petrov Football Profile | News | Pictures – Yahoo! Eurosport UK
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=1128
External links
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1961: Naydenov | 1962: Kolev | 1963: Shalamanov | 1964: Kotkov | 1965: Asparuhov | 1966: Shalamanov | 1967: Penev | 1968: Simeonov | 1969: Bonev | 1970: Aladzhov | 1971: Penev | 1972: Bonev | 1973: Bonev | 1974: Ivkov | 1975: Ivkov | 1976: Grigorov | 1977: Panov | 1978: Goranov | 1979: Mihaylov | 1980: Zhelyazkov | 1981: Velinov | 1982: Zdravkov | 1983: Mladenov | 1984: Nikolov | 1985: Dimitrov | 1986: Mihaylov | 1987: Iliev | 1988: Penev | 1989: Stoichkov | 1990: Stoichkov | 1991: Stoichkov | 1992: Stoichkov | 1993: Kostadinov | 1994: Stoichkov | 1995: Balakov | 1996: T. Ivanov | 1997: Balakov | 1998: Yordanov | 1999: Aleksandrov | 2000: G. Ivanov | 2001: G. Ivanov | 2002: Berbatov | 2003: S. Petrov | 2004: Berbatov | 2005: Berbatov | 2006: M. Petrov | 2007: Berbatov | 2008: Berbatov | 2009: Berbatov | 2010: Berbatov |Bulgaria squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Zdravkov • 2 Ivanov • 3 Kirilov • 4 I. Petkov • 5 Zagorčić • 6 Kotev • 7 Borimirov • 8 M. Petkov • 9 Berbatov • 10 Dimitrov • 11 Lazarov • 12 Kolev • 13 Peev • 14 Chilikov • 15 Hristov • 16 Manchev • 17 M. Petrov • 18 Pažin • 19 S. Petrov (c) • 20 Bojinov • 21 Janković • 22 Stoyanov • 23 Ivankov • Coach: Markov
Bolton Wanderers F.C. – current squad 1 Bogdán · 2 Steinsson · 3 Marcos Alonso · 4 Robinson · 5 Cahill · 6 Muamba · 7 Eagles · 8 Holden · 9 Tuncay · 10 Petrov · 11 Gardner · 12 Knight · 14 K. Davies (c) · 15 Mears · 16 M. Davies · 17 Klasnić · 18 Ricketts · 19 Reo-Coker · 20 Blake · 21 Pratley · 22 Jääskeläinen · 23 Davis · 24 N'Gog · 25 Boyata · 26 Lainton · 27 C.Y. Lee · 28 Kakuta · 31 Wheater · 33 Connolly · 34 Eaves · 36 O'Halloran · 37 Vela · 38 Blakeman · 39 Riley · Manager: Coyle
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