Velichko Velichkov

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Velichko Velichkov
Personal information
Full name Velichko Mitkov Velichkov
Date of birth (1986-11-24) 24 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Topolovgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Sakarski sportist
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 FC St. Karadzha 61 (6)
2006–2008 Botev Plovdiv 54 (3)
2009–2010 Sliven 2000 12 (0)
2010–2011 Gabala FK 4 (0)
2011 Svilengrad 1921 10 (0)
2012–2013 Lyubimets 2007 35 (0)
2014 Slavia Sofia 6 (0)
2014–2015 PFC Burgas 24 (0)
2015 Neftochimic Burgas 5 (0)
2016 New Radiant
2017–2018 Victory
2018–2019 Maritsa Plovdiv
2019 Oborishte
2020 Lokomotiv GO 3 (0)
2020–2022 Maritsa Plovdiv 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Velichko Velichkov (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Величко Величков; born 24 November 1986) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His nickname is Crouch.

Career

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Velichko Velichkov started his career in home town Elhovo in local team FC Stefan Karadzha. With this team he played three years in Bulgarian amateur division. Because of his good displays Velichkov caught eye of Botev scouts. As his contract with Karadzha expired in August 2006, he made a move to Botev Plovdiv with a free transfer.

Botev

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Velichkov made his official debut for Botev in a match against CSKA Sofia on 1 October 2006. He played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was 1:0 with win for Botev. On 2 September 2007 he scored his first goal for Botev against Lokomotiv Sofia. He scored goal in 66th minute for 2:1 for Botev. The result of the match was 2:2.

Sliven

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In January 2009 Velichkov transferred to OFC Sliven 2000. He made his competitive debut on 21 March in a match against Slavia Sofia.[2]

Gabala

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Shortly before the 2010 transfer window closed, Velichkov signed a one-year contract with Gabala FC of the Azerbaijan Premier League.[3]

Maritsa Plovdiv

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On 10 June 2018, Velichkov joined Maritsa Plovdiv.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 24 January 2014[5][6]
Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2006–07 Botev Plovdiv A PFG 18 0 - 18 0
2007–08 21 2 - 21 2
2008–09 11 0 - 11 0
Sliven 10 0 - 10 0
2009–10 2 0 - 2 0
2009–10[7] Gabala Azerbaijan Premier League 4 0 - 4 0
2010–11[8] 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2011–12 Svilengrad V AFG 10 0 - 10 0
2011–12 Lyubimets 2007 B PFG 5 0 - 5 0
2012–13 15 0 - 15 0
2013–14 A PFG 15 0 1 1 - 16 1
Total Bulgaria 107 2 1 1 - 108 3
Azerbaijan 4 0 - 4 0
Total 111 2 1 1 0 0 112 2

References

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  1. ^ "Профил на Величко Величков" (in Bulgarian). sporta.bg. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Velichkov 2008-09 statistics". pfl.bg.
  3. ^ «Габала» дозаявила болгарского защитника (in Russian). extratime. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Марица с двоен трансферен удар" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ "V. VELICHKOV". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Velichko Velichkov". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Premier League Stats 2009/10" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Premier League Stats 2010/11" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.