Zdravko Lazarov (Bulgarian: Здравко Лазаров; born 20 February 1976) is a Bulgarian professional football coach and a former player.
 Lazarov with Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zdravko Ivanov Lazarov | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Septemvri, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lokomotiv Septemvri | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Lokomotiv Septemvri | 14 | (3) |
| 1992–1995 | Yantra Gabrovo | 48 | (16) |
| 1993–1994 | → Loko Septemvri (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1995 | CSKA Sofia | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Yantra Gabrovo | 40 | (19) |
| 1997–1998 | Minyor Pernik | 22 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | Levski Sofia | 27 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Slavia Sofia | 28 | (8) |
| 2000–2003 | Kocaelispor | 79 | (24) |
| 2003–2006 | Gaziantepspor | 87 | (36) |
| 2006–2007 | Erciyesspor | 31 | (9) |
| 2007 | Slavia Sofia | 7 | (4) |
| 2008 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (2) |
| 2009 | Cherno More | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 67 | (23) |
| 2012–2013 | Slavia Sofia | 27 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Montana | 47 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 21 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Lokomotiv Septemvri | ? | (?) |
| 2018 | FC Bratsigovo | ? | (?) |
| 2019–2020 | Lokomotiv Septemvri | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2011[2] | Bulgaria | 31 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Hebar Pazardzhik (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Vihren Sandanski | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2016 | |||
Lazarov's professional playing career as a winger spanned nearly 30 years, during which he played for 15 different clubs in Bulgaria, Turkey and Russia.
Lazarov was capped 31 times for the Bulgaria national team, scoring 3 times. He appeared in the 2004 UEFA European Championship.
Career
editLazarov started his career in his home town Septemvri in the local team FC Locomotiv Septemvri. After that, Lazarov played for Chardafon Gabrovo (now FC Yantra).[3] After two very good seasons, he signed with Bulgarian grand CSKA Sofia. He did not impress with his performance and was sold to Minyor Pernik. In June 1998, Lazarov signed with the other Bulgarian grand Levski Sofia. Between 1999 and 2001 he played for Slavia Sofia. After that, he went in the Turkish Süper Lig where he played for Kocaelispor, Gaziantepspor and Kayseri Erciyesspor. For six seasons in Turkey he played in 202 games and scored 76 goals.
In July 2007, Zdravko returned in Bulgaria and signed with Slavia Sofia. After spending half a season with Slavia and participating in 11 games, in which he scored 8 goals, in December 2007, he signed with the Russian side Shinnik Yaroslavl. In 2008, he returned to Bulgaria,[4] playing for CSKA Sofia once more. He scored 2 goals in 15 games before getting sidelined for six months due to an injury in the game against Litex Lovech. On 11 June 2009 he terminated his contract with CSKA with immediate effect after a meeting with the club's bosses.
On 15 June 2009, Lazarov signed with Cherno More Varna for two years. He took number 11, which at that time was worn by Georgi Kakalov, but Kakalov stepped it back to Lazarov. He made his team début on 7 July, in a friendly game against Levski Sofia.
In January 2010, Lazarov completed his move to Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a free transfer. He made his league debut for Lokomotiv on 27 February in a 3–2 away loss against CSKA Sofia, scoring a two penalties. Lazarov was promoted to club captain at the start of the 2010–11 season.[5] During the entire season, he scored 14 goals in the league. On 15 March 2012, Lazarov scored the winning goal against Levski Sofia (in the extra time) in a 1/4 final match of the Bulgarian Cup.[6] On 7 August 2012, his contract was terminated.
Two days later, Lazarov joined Slavia Sofia for the third time in his career.
Lazarov played for Hebar Pazardzhik for one season at the non-professional level but left the club in June 2017.[7]
Managerial career
editIn 2016–17 season, Lazarov was the playing assistant manager of Bulgarian Third League side Hebar Pazardzhik.
On 27 August 2018, Lazarov was appointed manager of Bulgarian Third League club Vihren Sandanski.[8] In his first season, he led the club to third place in the South-West Third League.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CSKA Sofia | A Group | 1995–96 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Minyor Pernik | A Group | 1997–98 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 7 | ||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 1998–99 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 28 | 5 | |
| 1999–00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | A Group | 1999–00 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Kocaelispor | Süper Lig | 2000–01 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| Gaziantepspor | Süper Lig | 2003–04 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 13 | ||
| 2004–05 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 13 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||||
| Erciyesspor | Süper Lig | 2006–07 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 11 | ||
| Slavia Sofia | A Group | 2007–08 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | Premier League | 2008 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | A Group | 2008–09 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Cherno More | A Group | 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | A Group | 2009–10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 15 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Slavia Sofia | A Group | 2012–13 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | A Group | 2013–14 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| Montana | B Group | 2014–15 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| A Group | 2015–16 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Hebar | Third League | 2016–17 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | ||
| Career statistics | 57 | 4 | 49 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 5 | ||
- ^ Cup of PFL
- ^ 2012 Bulgarian Supercup
National team
edit| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 3 |
International goals
edit| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 April 2004 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Cameroon |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 October 2005 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Hungary |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 26 March 2008 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Finland |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editClub
edit- Kocaelispor
- Turkish Cup (1): 2001–02
- Kayseri Erciyesspor
- Turkish Cup Runner-up: 2006–07
References
edit- ^ "Започваме ги с Швеция. 10 години след лудото американско лято се готвим за скок в Европа" (in Bulgarian). standartnews.com. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Lazarov, Zdravko". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Здравко Лазаров на 36: Само да съм здрав и да радвам феновете на Локо Пд". gong.bg. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Zdravko Lazarov officially in CSKA". Football24.bg. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Здравко Лазаров е новият капитан на Локо" (in Bulgarian). sport.plovdiv24.bg. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "Драма в Пловдив: Локо е на полуфинал след продължения" (in Bulgarian). topmatch.bg. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Хебър започва подготовка днес" (in Bulgarian). hebarfc.com. 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Електричката пое официално Вихрен Сандански". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Lazarov, Zdravko". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Zdravko Lazarov". Soccer-DB. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
External links
edit- Website from LEVSKI2000 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-10-24)
- Zdravko Lazarov at the Turkish Football Federation
- Zdravko Lazarov at LevskiSofia.info
- Zdravko Lazarov at National-Football-Teams.com
