Velko Yotov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Velko Nikolaev Yotov | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Second striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1993 | Levski Sofia | 113 | (31) |
1993–1995 | Espanyol | 42 | (14) |
1995–1999 | Newell's Old Boys | 106 | (35) |
1999 | Olimpik Teteven | 6 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Charleston Battery | 29 | (9) |
2002–2005 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 72 | (20) |
Total | 368 | (109) | |
National team | |||
1991–1995 | Bulgaria | 7 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Velko Yotov (Bulgarian: Велко Йотов; born 26 August 1970) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career[]
He was part of the Bulgaria national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup. After coming through the ranks in Levski Sofia he moved to Botev Plovdiv and was then sold to Espanyol, 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 before finishing his career in the USA-League with Charleston Battery and Atlanta Silverbacks.
Honours[]
Levski Sofia
- A PFG: 1992–93
- Bulgarian Cup: 1990–91, 1991–92
External links[]
- Velko Yotov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Velko Yotov at BDFutbol
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Bulgaria international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Charleston Battery players
- Atlanta Silverbacks players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- La Liga players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Bulgarian football forward stubs