Petar Dimitrov Zanev ( bg, Петър Димитров Занев; born 18 October 1985) is a Bulgarian retired

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who played as a left back.

Club career

Zanev was born in

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and joined the

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of his hometown club

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at an early age. In early 2005 he signed with

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Celta (loan)

On 17 June 2007,

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manager Hristo Stoichkov unveiled Zanev as the club's first signing ahead of 2007–08 season. On the next day, Zanev signed for the Spanish Segunda División side on a season-long loan deal, with the club having the option to make the move permanent. On 26 August, he made his league debut in their 1–1 draw against Córdoba CF, but spent most of his time with Celta on the bench, making only three appearances. Because of this, midway through the season his contract was terminated.

Racing Ferrol (loan)

On 9 January 2008, Racing Ferrol confirmed Zanev has joined on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut on 27 January in a 3–1 away win over

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, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Pereira. Zanev appeared 14 times for Ferrol in the Segunda División.

Return to Litex

Zanev returned to

at the end of the 2007–08 season. On 18 May 2011, he scored his second league goal in his career in a 4–1 win over

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. Zanev's third official goal for Litex came on 19 July 2011, netting the first of a 3–0 home win over Mogren Budva in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, this also being Zanev's first European goal.

Volyn Lutsk

In early July 2012, Zanev signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian club Volyn Lutsk.

Amkar Perm

Zanev signed with

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side

Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional association football, football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm, Russia, Perm. It was a participant in ...

on 30 June 2013 on a three-year deal. He was given the number 3 jersey.

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

On 25 June 2018, following the bankruptcy of Amkar, he joined

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that was promoted for the first time into the

. He left Yenisey on 3 April 2019.

CSKA Sofia

On 29 May 2019 CSKA Sofia announced to have signed a contract with Zanev, following a period when he was training with the team.

International career

In 2006 Hristo Stoichkov called up the left back to the Bulgaria national football team. Zanev made his official debut for

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in a friendly match against

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on 15 November 2006. The result of the match was a 1:3 loss for Bulgaria. He was

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(after receiving a second caution) for the first time on 15 October 2013, in the 0:1 home loss against the

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in a World Cup qualifier. After being overlooked for the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Zanev's good performances in the

saw him make a return to the national side for the 2018 World Cup qualification matches. On 7 October 2017, he captained the national team, in the 0:1 home loss against

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in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.

Career statistics

Notes

International

Honours

;Litex Lovech *

A Group The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

: 2009–10,

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: 2008–09 *

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: 2010 ;CSKA Sofia *

: 2020–21

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanev, Petar 1985 births Living people Bulgarian footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Russian Premier League players PFC Litex Lovech players RC Celta de Vigo players Racing de Ferrol footballers FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Amkar Perm players FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players PFC CSKA Sofia players Bulgaria international footballers Association football defenders Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Russia