Stoycho Nedkov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Minyor Pernik | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | PFC Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Septemvri Sofia | 17 | (12) |
| 2006–2007 | Vihren Sandanski | 6 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Orfeas Nicosia | 25 | (15) |
| 2009 | Septemvri Sofia | 14 | (6) |
| 2010 | Levski 1923 | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 15 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Levski Karlovo | 24 | (0) |
| 2014 | Strumska Slava | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sofia 2010 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 – | Minyor Pernik | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 – | Bulgaria U-19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Stoycho Nedkov (Bulgarian: Стойчо Недков) is a Bulgarian footballer. He is a disciple of the Levski Sofia youth academy, with whom he won the Under-18 title in 2005.
Career
Youth years
Nedkov began practicing sports at age 7 as a swimmer at the Levski swimming academy under the direction of renowned coach and olympian Georgi Enchev.[1][2] Enchev noticed that Nedkov's musculature did not belong to a natural swimmer, but rather to a footballer, and convinced his parents to sign him up for football instead. They subsequently transferred him to the Levski football academy, where in the following years Nedkov established himself as a key player for the youth team, scoring 90 goals in 142 games.
In 2004, as a member of Levski's U-18 squad, Nedkov gained notoriety when, in a friendly match against Levski's men's team, he scored the winning goal against national team goalkeeper Georgi Petkov as the youths beat the men 1:0.[3] This feat resulted in his first invitation to the Bulgarian national squad. He went on to score 14 goals in 20 games during that season as Levski won the U-18 title.
Senior career
Nedkov's contribution to winning the title in 2005 was noticed by scouts for Portuguese League side Académica de Coimbra and he was invited to Portugal for tryouts.[4][5] He was ultimately unable to join the club as the quota for non-EU players had already been filled. He went on to play for Septemvri Sofia, Vihren Sandanski,[6] Orfeas Nicosia (gaining promotion to next division),[7] and Vitosha Bistritsa, with whom he won the Amateur League Cup in 2012.[8][9]
Nedkov is currently a student at the National Sports Academy, specializing in football coaching.
References
- ↑ Happy Birthday to Mr. Enchev! Bulswim.info 30 January 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ Георги Енчев, първият треньор на плувната звезда Михаил Александров (in Bulgarian) Monitor.bg 31 March 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ БФС глоби двама от Левски за жестове (in Bulgarian) Monitor.bg 20 October 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ↑ Chilikov Puts on Nacional's Jersey StandardNews.bg 18 August 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ↑ Втори играч от "Герена" чака договор в Португалия (in Bulgarian) SegaBG.com 18 August 2005. Retrieved 6 Sep 2011.
- ↑ 38 играчи разтрогнаха по взаимно съгласие на днешния арбитраж (in Bulgarian) Sportal.bg 27 July 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ↑ 2007–2008 Cypriot League Standings (All Divisions) The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ Витоша (Бистрица) с класика над Миньор (БД) (in Bulgarian) Football24.bg 19 Sep 2011. Retrieved 5 Oct 2011.
- ↑ Bulgarian PM Wins Amateur Football Cup, Ministers Cheer Novinite.com 30 May 2012. Retrieved 26 Jul 2013.