Personal information | |||
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Full name | Petar Nikolov Penchev | ||
Date of birth | 12 August 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Ludogorets Razgrad U-19 | ||
Youth career | |||
1981–1988 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1995 | Spartak Plovdiv | ? | (?) |
1995–1996 | Levski Sofia | 34 | (1) |
1996–2000 | Botev Plovdiv | ? | (?) |
2000–2001 | Hebar Pazardzhik | ? | (?) |
2001–2003 | Chernomorets Burgas | ? | (?) |
Teams managed | |||
2013–2014 | Chavdar Etropole | ||
2013–2014 | Bulgaria U17 | ||
2014–2015 | Botev Plovdiv U-19 | ||
2015 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
2016– | Ludogorets Razgrad U-19 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Petar Nikolov Penchev (Bulgarian: Петър Николов Пенчев; born 12 August 1969) is a former Bulgarian football player in a defender role, and later manager.
In the 90s Petar Penchev played for Botev Plovdiv, Spartak Plovdiv, and Levski Sofia. Throughout his career he played in more than 200 official games.
Petar Penchev spent 6 seasons in Spartak Plovdiv. He was a key player for Spartak Plovdiv in season 1994-95 when the team finished on 6th place in A Grupa.
In the summer of 1995 Petar Penchev was transferred to Levski Sofia. He played in 34 games and scored one goal. Penchev participated in 4 games in the European tournaments in the autumn of 1995.
In 1996 Penchev returned to Botev Plovdiv and remained in the team until 2000. He is well known among Botev Plovdiv supporters for his spectacular goal in the 80th minute during the dramatic 4-3 win against Levski Sofia on 6 December 1996.
Penchev also spent a season playing for PFC Hebar Pazardzhik when the team finished on 9th place of A Grupa. At the end of his careers as a professional player he represented Chernomorets Burgas for a couple years.
After his retirement Petar Penchev continues to play for the veterans of Botev Plovdiv. He was part of the team that won the championship in 2013.
In the spring 2009 Petar Penchev was hired as a manager of Botev Plovdiv and saved the team from relegation. During his first spell as a manager the first team achieved 5 wins and 6 losses.