Petar Shopov
Petar Ivanov Shopov (Bulgarian: Петър Иванов Шопов; born 14 January 1978 in Bansko) is a retired Bulgarian professional football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petar Ivanov Shopov | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bansko, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Levski Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 25 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | Levski Sofia | 18 | (4) |
| 1999 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Slavia Sofia | 35 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Železnik Belgrade | 42 | (12) |
| 2004 | Slavia Sofia | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | NK Mura | 17 | (2) |
| 2005 | Pirin 1922 | 12 | (2) |
| 2006 | Kairat Almaty | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Kastoria | 29 | (5) |
| 2008 | Digenis Morphou | 14 | (2) |
| 2009 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Sportist Svoge | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Septemvri Simitli | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Vihren | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Bulgaria U-21 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2011 | |||
Career
He started his career playing with Levski Sofia however during the 1996-97 season he only made one official appearance in the Cup being loaned in the next season to Pirin Blagoevgrad, where he scored 10 goals in 25 games and became top scorer of the team. Soon he had a chance back at the Bulgarian giants Levski but after one season he returned to his previous club on loan again.[1] But he will be back to the capital, in January 2000, this time to play in Slavia Sofia where he stayed for two years. Petar Shopov's first adventure abroad was in January 2002, when he signed for the Serbian top league club FK Železnik from Belgrade. In two years, he scored 12 goals. After spending another season in Sofia with Slavia again, he signed with the Slovenian club NK Mura where he played one season before returning to his first professional club Pirin in 2005. In 2006, he had a short spell in Kazakhstan first league club FC Kairat Almaty, before moving to Greece to play first in Kastoria F.C.,where he became top scorer of the team and then in Anagennisi Karditsa. In the middle he had a stint in Cypros with Digenis Morphou. In the summer of 2009, Shopov returned to Bulgaria, signing a contract with Sportist Svoge. However, he left at the end of the year. In 2010, Petar signed a contract with West B PFG club Septemvri Simitli. He last played with Vihren in the West B PFG.[2]
References
- Petar SHopov at Levski official website
- Petar Shopov at FootballDatabase
External sources
- Petar Shopov at Playerhistory.
- Stats at Soccerterminal.
- Petar Shopov at BDFA. (in Spanish)