Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov (; born 24 March 1976 in

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, Pleven Province) is a former Bulgarian

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, who played mainly as a

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and

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. He has won three

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titles, one

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title, a

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and

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at Club Level, playing for 6 different teams throughout his career.

Career

Petkov start 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

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. After that he played for

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, Fenerbahçe SK and Ankaragücü football clubs in

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and Kuban Krasnodar in Russia. In January 2009, Petkov returned to Bulgaria and signed with Litex Lovech. He has won two

titles, a

and a

. At the end of 2010–11 season, Petkov announced his retirement from professional football.

Career statistics

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International career

Petkov made his first appearance for

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in 1996 when he was picked by

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for the friendly against

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on 6 November. He scored his first international goal on 18 August 1999, with a 32-yard shot in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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. For Bulgaria, Petkov was capped 63 times, scoring 3 goals. He was part of the

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and the

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squads, playing the first two matches in both competitions.

International goals

:''Scores and goals list Bulgaria's goal tally first.''

Honours

; Litex Lovech * Bulgarian League (3): 1997–98, 2009–10,

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(1): 2008–09 *

(1):

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; Fenerbahçe *

(1): 2003–04

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petkov, Ivaylo 1976 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers People from Dolni Dabnik Sportspeople from Pleven Province OFC Spartak Pleven players FC Lovech players İstanbulspor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers FC Kuban Krasnodar players Russian Premier League players 1998 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2004 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Süper Lig players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Men's association football defenders 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen