Petar Mihtarski
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Petar Sotirov Mihtarski | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1976–1982 | Pirin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1989 | Pirin | 166 | (70) |
1989–1991 | Levski Sofia | 55 | (42) |
1991–1994 | Porto | 12 | (5) |
1992–1994 | → Famalicão (loan) | 42 | (11) |
1994 | Pirin | 10 | (5) |
1994–1995 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | (24) |
1995 | Mallorca | 11 | (0) |
1996 | CSKA Sofia | 13 | (9) |
1996–1997 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Pirin | 48 | (15) |
2000–2001 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (4) |
Total | 411 | (185) | |
International career | |||
1985–1988 | Bulgaria U21 | 51 | (21) |
1988–1995 | Bulgaria | 8 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2002–2004 | Pirin | ||
2004–2005 |
Vihren | ||
2005 | Belasitsa | ||
2006–2009 | Pirin 1922 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Petar Sotirov Mihtarski (
He amassed First Professional Football League totals of 303 games and 158 goals during 14 seasons, representing mainly Pirin Blagoevgrad (nine years) and Levski Sofia (three). He also competed professionally in Portugal and Spain.
Mihtarski was part of the Bulgaria national team's squad at the 1994 World Cup. In 2002, he started working as a coach.
Club career
Born in
In the summer of 1989, Mihtarski signed for
In February 1994, Mihtarski was released by Porto and rejoined Pirin, netting five times in three months to help the club
On 23 September 1994, Mihtarksi scored the only goal for CSKA in their record-breaking 7–1 loss against Levski. During that year's UEFA Cup he added two to help the hosts defeat Juventus FC 3–2, but he was subsequently found to have been ineligible for the match and the opposition were awarded a 3–0 win; he also found the net in the second leg, a 5–1 loss in Turin.[1]
Mihtarski moved abroad again in January 1996, going on to spend the bulk of the following two seasons without scoring, including for both
Mihtarski coached several clubs after retiring, including Pirin, Vihren, Belasitsa, and Pirin 1922.[2][3] Between 2014 and 2018 he was assistant manager of the Bulgaria U21 team.[3]
International career
Mihtarski is the most
Personal life
Mihtarski was only the second Bulgarian footballer whose surname did not end with a "V" to play in the FIFA World Cup finals. The first was Milko Gaydarski, in 1970.
Honours
Pirin
- Bulgarian Cup: runner-up 1993–94
Levski Sofia
Porto
- 1991–92
Bulgaria
- FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1994
Individual
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) top scorer: 1994–95 (24 goals)
References
- ^ "Цвети Пиронкова става на 23 години" [Tsveti Pironkova turns 23 years old] (in Bulgarian). Blitz. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ Sulyotov, Tashko (3 October 2005). "Петър Михтарски си тръгна от "Беласица". Глобяват играчите за загубата от Родопа, шефовете умуват и кои футболисти да изгонят" [Petar Mihtarski left Belasitsa. Players punished for loss at Rodopa, directors mulling which players should get the boot] (in Bulgarian). 7 Sport. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Честит рожден ден на Петър Михтарски" [Happy birthday to Petar Mihtarski]. Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "World Cup '94; Bulgaria has winning touch at shootout time". The New York Times. 6 July 1994. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Mexico – Bulgaria 1–3 ap (1–1, 1–1, 1–1)". Planet World Cup. 6 July 1994. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
External links
- Petar Mihtarski at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Petar Mihtarski at BDFutbol
- Petar Mihtarski at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Petar Mihtarski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Petar Mihtarski – FIFA competition record (archived)