Martin Petrov

Martin Petyov Petrov (Bulgarian: [Мартин Петьов Петров] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); born 15 January 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably for VFL Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, and Bolton Wanderers. He also played 90 times for Bulgaria.

Martin Petrov

Petrov with Bolton Wanderers in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Martin Petyov Petrov
Date of birth	15 January 1979 (aged 46)
Place of birth	Vratsa, PR Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Botev Vratsa	18	(4)
1996–1998	CSKA Sofia	19	(3)
1998–2001	Servette	77	(27)
2001–2005	VfL Wolfsburg	116	(28)
2005–2007	Atlético Madrid	49	(3)
2007–2010	Manchester City	59	(9)
2010–2013	Bolton Wanderers	73	(10)
2013	Espanyol	8	(0)
2013–2014	CSKA Sofia	17	(3)
Total		436	(87)
National team
1999–2011	Bulgaria	90	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian A Group: 1996–97
• Bulgarian Cup: 1996–97

Servette

• Swiss Super League: 1998–99
• Swiss Cup: 2000–01

Atlético Madrid

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007

International

Bulgaria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1999	1	0
2000	10	1
2001	11	2
2002	7	0
2003	6	1
2004	10	2
2005	10	3
2006	7	4
2007	8	2
2008	5	1
2009	6	2
2010	4	0
2011	1	1
Total	86	19

International goals

Martin Petrov: International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2000	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	1–0	2–1	Friendly
2.	28 March 2001	Sofia, Bulgaria	Northern Ireland	2–1	4–3	FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualification
3.				4–1
4.	6 September 2003	Sofia, Bulgaria	Estonia	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
5.	22 June 2004	Guimaraes, Portugal	Italy	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2004
6.	9 October 2004	Zagreb, Croatia	Croatia	1–2	2–2	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
7.	4 June 2005	Sofia, Bulgaria	Croatia	1–2	1–3	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
8.	17 August 2005	Sofia, Bulgaria	Turkey	2–1	3–1	Friendly
9.	7 September 2005	Sofia, Bulgaria	Iceland	3–2	3–2	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
10.	2 September 2006	Constanţa, Romania	Romania	1–2	2–2	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification
11.				2–2
12.	6 September 2006	Sofia, Bulgaria	Slovenia	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification
13.	7 October 2006	Sofia, Bulgaria	Netherlands	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification
14.	6 June 2007	Sofia, Bulgaria	Belarus	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification
15.	12 September 2007	Sofia, Bulgaria	Luxembourg	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification
16.	6 February 2008	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–0	1–0	Friendly
17.	14 October 2009	Sofia, Bulgaria	Georgia	2–0	6–2	FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification
18.				6–1
19.	29 March 2011	Larnaca, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Individual

• Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 2006

Martin Petrov Media

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  Petrov playing for Bulgaria in 2010