 Zhekov at the1970 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petar Petrov Zhekov | ||
| Date of birth | (1944-10-10)10 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Knizhovnik,Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 2023(2023-02-18) (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Dimitrovgrad | 25 | (8) |
| 1963–1968 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 141 | (101) |
| 1968–1975 | CSKA Sofia | 167 | (144) |
| Total | 333 | (253) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1973 | Bulgaria | 44 | (25) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
| 2000 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Petar Petrov Zhekov (Bulgarian:Петър Петров Жеков, 10 October 1944 – 18 February 2023)[1] was a Bulgarianfootballer, widely regarded as one of the bestforwards in the history of the Bulgarian football. He won the silver medal at the1968 Summer Olympics.[2]
Zhekov was born inKnizhovnik,Haskovo Province, and began his career atF.C. Dimitrovgrad. He was initially deployed as adefender, but on the advice of manager Hristo Hadzhiev switched to the forward position.[3] Later he moved toBeroe Stara Zagora, where he twice becameBulgaria's top goalscorer. Between 1968 and 1975 Zhekov played forCSKA Sofia and scored 144 goals for the team. This makes him the club's best goalscorer of all time.[4] He also won theEuropean Golden Boot in 1969 and two European Bronze Boots. He had 333 appearances and a record of 253 goals in the Bulgarian A Group. He is CSKA's all-time top scorer with 175 goals
Zhekov later coachedPFC Hebar Pazardzhik.[5] He died on 18 February 2023, at the age of 78.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Europe | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dimitrovgrad | 1962–63 | 25 | 8 | – | 25 | 8 | |
| Beroe | 1963–64 | 27 | 11 | – | 27 | 11 | |
| 1964–65 | 30 | 18 | – | 30 | 18 | ||
| 1965–66 | 26 | 20 | – | 26 | 20 | ||
| 1966–67 | 29 | 21 | – | 29 | 21 | ||
| 1967–68 | 29 | 31 | – | 29 | 31 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 1968–69 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 |
| 1969–70 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 33 | |
| 1970–71 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 18 | |
| 1971–72 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 28 | |
| 1972–73 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 31 | |
| 1973–74 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4 | |
| 1974–75 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Career total | 333 | 253 | 18 | 9 | 351 | 262 | |
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