Zdravko Zdravkov

Zdravko Zdravkov
	Zdravkov in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Zdravko Stoyanov Zdravkov
Date of birth	October 4, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Bulgaria (goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1993	Levski Sofia
1993–1994	Etar Veliko Tarnovo
1994–1995	Levski Sofia
1995–1997	Slavia Sofia
1997–1999	İstanbulspor
1999–2000	Adanaspor
2000–2002	İstanbulspor
2002	Cherno More
2003	İstanbulspor
2004	Litex Lovech
2004–2007	Çaykur Rizespor
Total
International career
1996–2005	Bulgaria
Managerial career
2012–2013	Levski Sofia (assistant)
2013–2014	Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2015	Interclube (goalkeeping coach)
2016–2018	Hangzhou Greentown (goalkeeping coach)
2017	Hangzhou Greentown (caretaker)
2019–2023	Ludogorets Razgrad (goalkeeping coach)
2023–	Bulgaria (goalkeeping coach)
2023–	Ludogorets Razgrad (goalkeeping coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zdravko Stoyanov Zdravkov (Bulgarian: Здравко Стоянов Здравков; born 4 October 1970 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. He ended his career at the end of 2006–07 season.

Club career

On the club level, Zdravkov has played for Levski Sofia (1989–1995), Istanbulspor (1997–1999 and 2000–2002), Adanaspor (1999–2000), Cherno More (2002–2003), Litex Lovech (2003–2004) and Çaykur Rizespor (2004–2007).

December 2002 until January 2003, Zdravkov spent a trial period with Arsenal F.C., but did not eventually sign with the then-reigning FA Premier League champions.^[1]^[2]

International career

For Bulgaria, Zdravkov has been capped 70 times. He made his debut on 24 April 1996, against Slovakia in Trnava.^[3] He was the starting goalkeeper for his country at the Euro 1996, 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004, succeeding Borislav Mihaylov as the custodian of the Bulgarian team.^[4]

Halfway through the France World Cup in 1998, with Bulgaria having played two games (0–0 against Paraguay and a 0–1 loss to Nigeria), Zdravkov was ranked as the 2nd best goalkeeper in form. Although he went on to concede 6 goals in Bulgaria's loss to Spain in the next game, Zdravkov was an exceptional performer at the World Cup.

Six years later, at UEFA Euro 2004, Zdravkov's age began to show, Bulgaria lost 0–5 to Sweden, 0–2 to Denmark and 1–2 to Italy, and this was to be Zdravkov's final tournament as national team goalkeeper.

Personal

Zdravkov participated in the third season of Survivor BG, in Panama, but was evacuated due to serious health problems.^[5] He is married to Irena and they have three sons - Ivan, Yoan and Pavel.^[3]