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Stiliyan Petrov

Petrov playing for Aston Villa
Personal information
Full nameStiliyan Alyoshev Petrov
Date of birth5 July 1979(age 31)
Place of birthMontana, Bulgaria
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubAston Villa
Number19

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Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov (sometimes transliterated 'Stilian') ( ) (born 5 July 1979 in Montana, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic. Petrov had become known for his solid performances in midfield for both Celtic and Aston Villa and also for Bulgaria. He captained the national team at Euro 2004 where he was sent off during a match against Denmark. He has appeared over 90 times for his country.

In 2005 Petrov wrote his autobiography with the assistance of Sunday Mail sports journalist Mark Guidi entitled You Can Call Me Stan, in reference to his nickname "Stan", a shortened form of his given name. In the book, he describes how "Stiliyan" is the correct spelling, rather than "Stilian", as it is sometimes spelled in the press.

In 2003 Stiliyan Petrov was chosen for Bulgaria's Player of the Year. Also he remained second in 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2009. Two times � in 2002 and 2006 � Petrov was third in Bulgaria's Player of the Year award.

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Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne praises the side's young stars - Sunday Mercury Tweet this news
Sunday Mercury--It's been a frustrating period for Villa who have lost key players like Emile Heskey, John Carew, Nigel Reo-Coker and captain -Stiliyan Petrov- in recent ... - Date : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:13:37 GMT+00:00
Pires back in the Premiership - TODAYonline Tweet this news
TODAYonline--Pires will provide experience in the midfield at a time when -Stilian Petrov-, Nigel Reo-Coker and Steve Sidwell are sidelined through injury. ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:01:54 GMT+00:00
Blackburn Vs. Aston Villa: Pederson Leads Blackburn Past Turgid Villa - SB Nation Tweet this news
SB Nation---Stiliyan Petrov- would have provided some drive in midfield. From the players who actually played, they needed a moment of brilliance from Ashley Young like ... - Date : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:45:55 GMT+00:00
Petrov pleads for patience - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports---Stiliyan Petrov- has called on Aston Villa supporters to give Gerard Houllier time to make his mark. The Frenchman, who succeeded Martin O'Neill at the Villa ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:13:12 GMT+00:00
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov avoids surgery but will be out for three ... - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk--Aston Villa captain -Stiliyan Petrov- will not require surgery to cure his knee problem - but will still be out of action for up to three months. ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:49:39 GMT+00:00
Sidwell puts op on hold - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports--Houllier is short on numbers in the middle of the park with skipper -Stiliyan Petrov- out for up to three months with knee ligament damage and Fabian Delph ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:29:35 GMT+00:00
Breaking News: EPL Round Up- Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)--Newly appointed manager Gerard Houllier is unsure whether club captain -Stiliyan Petrov- would need to go under the knife to heal from his knee issue. ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:51:13 GMT+00:00
Petrov: 'Houllier's influence has given the whole team a lift' - talkSPORT.co.uk Tweet this news
talkSPORT.co.uk--Aston Villa captain -Stiliyan Petrov- has praised Gerard Houllier's immediate impact at the club since his arrival in September. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:00:11 GMT+00:00
Chelsea can't seize advantage on two fronts - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--After just three minutes, Villa's -Stiliyan Petrov- sent Stewart Downing loose down the right. Stephen Ireland escaped John Obi Mikel and Downing played him ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:02:22 GMT+00:00
Gerard Houllier confirms Stiliyan Petrov will remain Aston Villa captain - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com--Barry eventually moved to Manchester City as -Petrov- skippered Villa under the guidance of Martin O'Neill. And the French boss, who succeeded the Ulsterman, ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:38:34 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Krassimir Balakov		Bulgaria Captain
2003-2006		Succeeded by
Dimitar Berbatov
Preceded by
Dimitar Berbatov		Bulgaria Captain
2010-present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Martin Laursen		s-bef
2009-present		Succeeded by
Incumbent

Youth career
YearsClub
PFC Montana

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1996 � 1999CSKA Sofia436
1999 � 2006Celtic22855
2006 �Aston Villa1405

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
1998 �Bulgaria988

Aston Villa :
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1996-97 CSKA Sofia A PFG 5 0   -   -   - 5 0
1997-98 10 2   -   -   - 10 2
1998-99 28 4   -   -   - 28 4
Scotland League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1999-00 Celtic Premier League 26 1   - 2 0 1 0 29 1
2000-01 28 7 3 0 2 0 5 1 38 8
2001-02 28 6 5 1 3 0 8 1 44 8
2002-03 34 12   - 2 0 14 2 50 14
2003-04 35 6 5 3   - 15 1 55 7
2004-05 37 11 5 1 1 0 6 0 50 12
2005-06 37 10   - 4 0 2 0 43 10
2006-07 3 2   -   -   - 3 2
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006-07 Aston Villa Premier League 30 2 1 0 3 0   - 34 2
2007-08 28 1 1 0 2 0   - 31 1
2008-09 36 1 3 0 1 0 7 1 47 2
2009-10 37 0 3 1 6 0 1 0 47 1
2010-11 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1
Total Bulgaria 43 6   -   -   - 43 6
Scotland 228 55 18 5 14 0 52 5 312 65
England 140 5 8 1 12 0 9 1 169 7
Career Total 411 66 26 6 26 0 61 6 524 78

Stilyan Petrov: International goals>
International goals :
Stilyan Petrov: International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. March 29, 2000 Sofia, Bulgaria Belarus 4 � 1 Win Friendly
2. January 24, 2001 Morelia, Mexico Mexico 2 � 0 Win Friendly
3. February 28, 2001 Amman, Jordan Jordan 2 � 0 Win Friendly
4. September 7, 2002 Brussels, Belgium Belgium 2 � 0 Win UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
5. October 12, 2002 Sofia, Bulgaria Croatia 2 � 0 Win UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
6. March 27, 2003 Kruševac, Serbia Serbia 2 � 1 Win Friendly
7. March 30, 2005 Budapest, Hungary Hungary 1 � 1 Draw FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
8. September 6, 2008 Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro 2 � 2 Draw FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year

1961: Naydenov * 1962: Kolev * 1963: Shalamanov * 1964: Kotkov * 1965: Asparuhov * 1966: Shalamanov * 1967: Penev * 1968: Simeonov * 1969: Bonev * 1970: Aladzhov * 1971: Penev * 1972: Bonev * 1973: Bonev * 1974: Ivkov * 1975: Ivkov * 1976: Grigorov * 1977: Panov * 1978: Goranov * 1979: Mihaylov * 1980: Zhelyazkov * 1981: Velinov * 1982: Zdravkov * 1983: Mladenov * 1984: Nikolov * 1985: Dimitrov * 1986: Mihaylov * 1987: Iliev * 1988: Penev * 1989: Stoichkov * 1990: Stoichkov * 1991: Stoichkov * 1992: Stoichkov * 1993: Kostadinov * 1994: Stoichkov * 1995: Balakov * 1996: Ivanov * 1997: Balakov * 1998: Yordanov * 1999: Aleksandrov * 2000: Ivanov * 2001: Ivanov * 2002: Berbatov * 2003: S. Petrov * 2004: Berbatov * 2005: Berbatov * 2006: M. Petrov * 2007: Berbatov * 2008: Berbatov * 2009: Berbatov *

SPFA Young Player of the Year

1978: Payne * 1979: Stewart * 1980: MacDonald * 1981: Nicholas * 1982: McAvennie * 1983: McStay * 1984: Robertson * 1985: Levein * 1986: Levein * 1987: Fleck * 1988: Collins * 1989: McKinlay * 1990: Crabbe * 1991: Jess * 1992: O'Donnell * 1993: Jess * 1994: O'Donnell * 1995: C. Miller * 1996: McNamara * 1997: Winters * 1998: Naysmith * 1999: Ferguson * 2000: K. Miller * 2001: Petrov * 2002: McNaughton * 2003: McFadden * 2004: Pearson * 2005: Riordan * 2006: Maloney * 2007: Naismith * 2008: McGeady * 2009: McCarthy * 2010: Wilson

Bulgaria squad UEFA Euro 2004

Zdravkov, Ivanov, Kirilov, I. Petkov, Zagorčić, Kotev, Borimirov, M. Petkov, Berbatov, Dimitrov, Lazarov, Kolev, Peev, Chilikov, Hristov, Manchev, M. Petrov, Pažin, S. Petrov, Bojinov, Janković, Stoyanov, Ivankov
Coach : Markov

Aston Villa F.C.

1 . Friedel 2 . L. Young 4 . Sidwell 5 . Dunne 6 . Downing 7 . A. Young 8 . Milner 10 . Carew 11 . Agbonlahor 12 . Albrighton 14 . Delfouneso 15 . Davies 16 . Delph 17 . Salifou 18 . Heskey 19 . Petrov 20 . Reo-Coker 21 . Shorey 22 . Guzan 23 . Beye 24 . Cuéllar 25 . Warnock 27 . Osbourne 29 . Collins 42 . Weimann 44 . Lichaj 45 . Lowry 46 . Bannan 47 . Clark 48 . Baker 49 . Herd 50 . Hogg
. O'Neill



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