.jpg) Petrov with Bulgaria in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Montana, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Montana | 21 | (4) |
| 1996–1999 | CSKA Sofia | 45 | (3) |
| 1999–2006 | Celtic | 228 | (64) |
| 2006–2013 | Aston Villa | 185 | (9) |
| Total | 479 | (80) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2013 | Bulgaria | 105 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Aston Villa Academy (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Aston Villa (team coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov (Bulgarian: Стилиян Альошев Петров, born 5 July 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Petrov joined Celtic from CSKA Sofia in 1999, and won ten trophies in his time at Celtic Park, including four Scottish Premier League titles. In 2006, he moved to Aston Villa in the Premier League, along with his former manager Martin O'Neill. Petrov became club captain at Villa Park, and was an inductee to the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2013 having made 219 competitive appearances for the club.
In addition, Petrov is Bulgaria's all-time most-capped player with 105 appearances for the national team.
In March 2012, Petrov was diagnosed with acute leukaemia, suspending his football career to undergo treatment which was ultimately successful. He officially announced his retirement from the game in May 2013.[3] Following spells as both a youth team and first team coach at Aston Villa in 2013 and 2015, Petrov returned to training in 2016, initially with the under-21 side, and later the seniors. He played during pre-season matches but was not offered a playing contract by manager Roberto Di Matteo.
- ^ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Stiliyan Petrov: Ex-Aston Villa captain wants to play professionally again". 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.