Ivaylo Petkov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Rumenov and the family name is Petkov.

Ivaylo Petkov
Petkov with Litex Lovech in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov
Date of birth (1976-03-24) 24 March 1976
Place of birth Dolni Dabnik, Bulgaria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Spartak Pleven 29 (2)
1997–1998 Litex Lovech 27 (3)
1998–2003 Istanbulspor 160 (7)
2003–2004 Fenerbahçe 16 (0)
2004–2005 Kuban Krasnodar 43 (2)
2005–2007 Ankaragücü 44 (2)
2007–2008 Kuban Krasnodar 47 (10)
2009–2011 Litex Lovech 27 (2)
Total 393 (28)
International career
1996–2009 Bulgaria 63 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Руменов Петков; born 24 March 1976) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer, who played mainly as a left-back and centre-back. He has won three A PFG titles, one Süper Lig title, a Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Supercup at Club Level, playing for six different teams throughout his career.

Club career

Petkov was born in Dolni Dabnik, Pleven Province. He started to play football in Spartak Pleven. In 1995, he made his debut for the first team. He started to make his name in season 1997–98 when played for the present team Litex Lovech. After that he played for İstanbulspor, Fenerbahçe SK and Ankaragücü football clubs in Turkey and Kuban Krasnodar in Russia.

In January 2009, Petkov returned to Bulgaria and signed with Litex Lovech.[2] He has won two A PFG titles, a Bulgarian Cup and a Bulgarian Supercup. At the end of 2010–11 season, Petkov announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

Petkov made his first appearance for Bulgaria in 1996 when he was picked by Hristo Bonev for the friendly against Saudi Arabia on 6 November.[3] He scored his first international goal on 18 August 1999, with a 32-yard shot in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ukraine.[4] For Bulgaria, Petkov was capped 63 times, scoring 3 goals.

He was part of the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2004 squads, playing the first two matches in both competitions.

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 11 June 2011)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
İstanbulspor 1998–99 31 2 4 1 – 35 3
1999–2000 31 0 2 0 – 33 0
2000–01 29 2 3 0 – 32 2
2001–02 32 2 3 0 – 35 2
2002–03 33 1 1 0 – 34 1
2003–04 4 0 0 0 – 4 0
Total 160 7 13 1 0 0 173 8
Fenerbahçe 2003–04 16 0 2 1 0 0 18 1
Litex Lovech 2008–09 7 0 3 0 – 10 0
2009–10 15 1 0 0 2 0 17 1
2010–11 5 1 1 0 4 0 10 1
Total 27 2 4 0 6 0 37 2

International

Scores and goals list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 August 1999 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine  Ukraine 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2. 10 October 1999 Lazur Stadium, Burgas, Bulgaria  Luxembourg 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
3. 29 March 2000 Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Belarus 3–1 4–1 Friendly

Honours

Litex Lovech

Fenerbahçe

Notes

  1. ^ "Ivailo Petkov - Player Profile - Football - TNT Sports". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Litex bring back Petkov". UEFA. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Франция'98: Съставът на България" (in Bulgarian). Omda.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Националите постигнаха престижно равенство с Украйна" (in Bulgarian). capital.bg.
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