Zdravko Stoyanov Zdravkov (; born 4 October 1970 in Sofia) is a former

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n football goalkeeper. He ended his career at the end of 2006–07 season.

Club career

On the club level, Zdravkov has played for Levski Sofia (1989–1995), Istanbulspor (1997–1999 and 2000–2002), Adanaspor (1999–2000), Cherno More (2002–2003), Litex Lovech (2003–2004) and Çaykur Rizespor (2004–2007). December 2002 until January 2003, Zdravkov spent a trial period with Arsenal F.C., but did not eventually sign with the then-reigning FA Premier League champions.

International career

For

, Zdravkov has been capped 70 times. He made his debut on 24 April 1996, against Slovakia in Trnava. He was the starting goalkeeper for his country at the Euro 1996, 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004, succeeding Borislav Mihaylov as the custodian of the Bulgarian team. Halfway through the France World Cup in 1998, with Bulgaria having played two games (0–0 against

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and a 0–1 loss to Nigeria), Zdravkov was ranked as the 2nd best goalkeeper in form. Although he went on to concede 6 goals in Bulgaria's loss to Spain in the next game, Zdravkov was an exceptional performer at the World Cup. Six years later, at UEFA Euro 2004, Zdravkov's age began to show, Bulgaria lost 0–5 to

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, 0–2 to

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and 1–2 to Italy, and this was to be Zdravkov's final tournament as national team goalkeeper.

Personal

Zdravkov participated in the third season of Survivor BG, in Panama, but was evacuated due to serious health problems. He is married to Irena and they have three sons - Ivan, Yoan and Pavel.

Honours

Levski Sofia * A Group: 1992–93, 1994–95 * Bulgarian Cup: 1990–91, 1991–92 Slavia Sofia * A Group: 1995–96 * Bulgarian Cup: 1995–96 Litex Lovech * Bulgarian Cup: 2003–04

References

External links

Profile at LevskiSofia.info
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zdravkov, Zdravko 1970 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football goalkeepers Çaykur Rizespor footballers İstanbulspor footballers Adanaspor footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Angola Expatriate football managers in China Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in China PFC Levski Sofia players FC Lovech players PFC Slavia Sofia players UEFA Euro 2004 players UEFA Euro 1996 players PFC Cherno More Varna players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Süper Lig players Bulgarian football managers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen