Velko Nikolaev Yotov ( bg, Велко Никола́ев Йотов; born 26 August 1970) is a Bulgarian retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Career
He was part of the
Bulgaria national team that reached the semi-finals of the
1994 World Cup
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. After coming through the ranks in
Levski Sofia
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he moved to
Botev Plovdiv and was then sold to
Espanyol
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, where he helped them win Segunda Division with his 13 goals in 1993–94 season. In 1995, he moved to Argentina and spent four seasons with
Newell's Old Boys
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A ...
before finishing his career in the USA-League with
Charleston Battery
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and
Atlanta Silverbacks.
Honours
Levski Sofia
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A PFG
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 ...
:
1992–93
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Bulgarian Cup
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The tournamen ...
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1990–91
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,
1991–92
Espanyol
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Segunda División:
1993–94
External links
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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
1970 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Bulgaria men's international footballers
1994 FIFA World Cup players
PFC Levski Sofia players
RCD Espanyol footballers
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Charleston Battery players
Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
La Liga players
Argentine Primera División players
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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