| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petar Aleksandrov Aleksandrov | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-12-07)7 December 1962 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Karlovo,Bulgaria PR | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich (Assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Levski Karlovo | 26 | (10) |
| 1982–1989 | Slavia Sofia | 173 | (100) |
| 1989–1990 | Kortrijk | 18 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Energie Cottbus | 18 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | FC Aarau | 85 | (37) |
| 1994 | Levski Sofia | 12 | (10) |
| 1994–1995 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 30 | (24) |
| 1995–1997 | Luzern | 55 | (29) |
| 1998 | Baden | 13 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | FC Aarau | 28 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Kickers Luzern | ||
| 2001–2002 | Blue Star Zürich | ||
| Total | 458 | (226) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1994 | Bulgaria | 25 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Aarau U21 | ||
| 2004–2005 | PAOK (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | St. Gallen (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Grasshopper (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bulgaria (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Luzern (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Biel-Bienne | ||
| 2017– | FC Zürich (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Petar Aleksandrov Aleksandrov (Bulgarian:Петър Александров Александров; born 7 December 1962) is a Bulgarianfootball coach and former player.
As a footballer Aleksandrov played for various clubs in Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland during the 1980s and 1990s. He was astriker, noted for his goal-scoring ability. Aleksandrov was capped 25 times for theBulgaria national team, scoring 5 goals, and played in the1994 FIFA World Cup.
Born inKarlovo, Aleksandrov started playing professionally with home-town club Levski Karlovo in 1981 before moving toPFC Slavia Sofia a year later. He played at Slavia for seven years and helped the club win theBalkans Cup in 1986 and 1988, and secure third-placed finishes in1982 and1986. For Slavia Aleksandrov played in 173 matches and scored 100 goals. In 1989, he signed for theBelgian First Division'sK.V. Kortrijk where his form earned him a move toFC Energie Cottbus ofEast Germany in 1990. He struggled there, however, and moved on toFC Aarau in theSwiss Super League after just one season. He was a major success at Aarau before he made his way back to Bulgaria to play forPFC Levski Sofia. Despite his excellent goal record, he played at Levski for just one and a half seasons as he returned to Switzerland withNeuchâtel Xamax in January 1995. The following January, he signed forFC Luzern and he went on to play over fifty league matches for the club before going to FC Aarau for a second spell in 1998. In 2000, he played forFC Basel for a short while before dropping down to the Swiss lower leagues where he continued to play for another two years with Kickers Luzern and Blue Star Zürich.
Aleksandrov wascapped 25 times by theBulgaria national team and was part of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the1994 World Cup. His international debut came in a 0–0 draw withScotland on 10 September 1987[citation needed] and he went on to score five international goals. Aleksandrov came on as a substitute for the last ten minutes in the memorable 2–1 away win overFrance on 17 November 1993, which secured Bulgaria's qualification for the 1994 World Cup.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 October 1986 | Stade Olympique El Menzah,Tunis, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 21 January 1988 | Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad (Al-Sadd) Stadium,Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 2–? | 3–2 | Friendly match |
| 3 | 27 January 1988 | Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium,Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
| 4 | 7 August 1988 | Laugardalsvöllur,Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly match |
| 5 | 9 April 1991 | Odense Stadium,Odense, Denmark |  Denmark | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
After his retirement from playing, Aleksandrov stayed in Switzerland and managed the reserve squad ofFC Aarau from 2002 until 2004 when he became the assistant manager ofGreek sidePAOK F.C. In 2006, he was appointed as fellow countrymanKrasimir Balakov's assistant atFC St. Gallen but he left after a few months to join the coaching staff atGrasshopper Club Zürich. In 2008,Plamen Markov named him as his assistant at theBulgaria national team.
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