Boycho Velichkov
Personal information
Full name Boycho Petrov Velichkov
Date of birth (1958-08-13) 13 August 1958
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1986 Lokomotiv Sofia 271 (90)
1986–1987 Le Havre 22 (1)
1987–1990 Panserraikos 67 (24)
Total 360 (115)
International career
1978–1980 Bulgaria U21 8 (2)
1979–1986 Bulgaria 27 (4)
Managerial career
Lokomotiv Sofia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Boycho Petrov Velichkov (Bulgarian: Бойчо Пeтpoв Величков, born 13 August 1958) is a former Bulgarian football forward.

Career

For the Bulgaria national team Velichkov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals, also appearing at the 1986 World Cup.

Most of Velichkov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, winning the top Bulgarian league, once—in 1978. He also played for one year in French Le Havre AC[1] and two seasons in Greek Panserraikos,[2] scoring scored 39 goals. In October 2007 the Greek club declared Velichkov the "best foreign player in the club of all times".

Honours

Lokomotiv Sofia

References

  1. ↑ Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
  2. ↑ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2009.


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