Tsvetan Genkov
Genkov with Wisła Kraków in 2011
Personal information
Full name Tsvetan Valentinov Genkov
Date of birth (1984-02-08) 8 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Mezdra, Bulgaria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Kostinbrod
Number 8
Youth career
Lokomotiv Mezdra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Lokomotiv Mezdra 72 (39)
2004–2007 Lokomotiv Sofia 86 (50)
2007–2010 Dynamo Moscow 37 (4)
2010 → Lokomotiv Sofia (loan) 26 (15)
2011–2013 Wisła Kraków 55 (17)
2013–2014 Levski Sofia 27 (5)
2014–2016 Denizlispor 50 (16)
2016 Lokomotiv GO 9 (0)
2017 Okzhetpes 12 (1)
2020– Kostinbrod 30 (15)
International career
2004–2006 Bulgaria U-21 9 (3)
2005–2011 Bulgaria 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2017

Tsvetan Valentinov Genkov (Bulgarian: Цветан Валентинов Генков; born 8 February 1984) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for OFK Kostinbrod.

Career

Lokomotiv Mezdra

Born in Mezdra, Genkov began his career in the local Lokomotiv, previously having been a track and field athlete.[2] He made his debut during the 2001–02 season on 14 October 2001 in a 0–2 away loss against Sitomir Nikopol in the campaign of V AFG.[2] On 12 May 2002, Genkov scored his first goal in a 2–2 home draw against Olimpik Teteven.[2] As of the 2002–03 season he became first-choice forward scoring 14 goals.[3] After 24 goals in the next season he transferred to Lokomotiv Sofia.[3]

Lokomotiv Sofia

He made his debut for Lokomotiv Sofia on 6 August 2004, in a 0–2 away loss against Litex Lovech. In Sofia, Genkov established himself in one of the leading A PFG clubs and helped his team to reach the fourth place in 2005–06 and secure a place in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. During the qualification rounds, Genkov scored four goals in six matches. In Bulgaria's A PFG, he became the top goalscorer of 2006–07 with 27 goals, leading Lokomotiv to the third position and 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualification.

Dynamo Moscow

On 9 June 2007, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Dynamo Moscow for a transfer fee of €2.25 million.[4][5]

Return to Lokomotiv Sofia

In January 2010, Genkov was loaned out to his former club. On 7 March 2010, he netted twice in the 5–1 away win against FC Sportist Svoge. In the following season, with 11 goals to his name, Genkov had climbed up to second place in the scoring charts in the A PFG by the time his loan expired.

Wisła Kraków

Genkov playing for Wisła

On 28 January 2011, Genkov joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a three and a half-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Dynamo Moscow.[6] He won the Ekstraklasa championship in his debut season. Genkov was club's top goalscorer in the second part of the season with six goals in the league.[7]

In the following season, he was a starter in all six matches in the Wisła's ultimately unsuccessful UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign. On 9 September, Genkov picked up an injury at beginning of the league match against Lech Poznań.[8] He returned to play on 15 October, scoring the winning goal in a 3–1 home win over Jagiellonia Białystok. Genkov also netted the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over FC Twente, in the last UEFA Europa League group stage match, which lead his team to qualify for the round of 32.

On 16 February 2012, he scored a late equaliser in the first leg tie against Standard Liège. Wisła Kraków played with ten-men for most of the match after Michał Czekaj was sent off in the 27th minute.[9] He scored his first hat-trick for Wisła Kraków on 14 April, scoring all three of his team's goals in a 3–2 home win over ŁKS Łódź in the Ekstraklasa. Genkov was a top goalscorer of 2011–12 Polish Cup with four goals from three games.

Levski Sofia

Genkov signed with Levski Sofia on 19 June 2013 on a three-year deal.[10] He was not registered for the 1st round of the UEFA Europa League games against Kazakh club Irtysh Pavlodar, which his team lost by an aggregate score of 0–2. Genkov made his official debut for Levski Sofia on 21 July 2013, in the 1–2 away loss against Botev Plovdiv in an A PFG match. He scored his first goal for the team from Sofia a week later in the 1–2 home defeat inflicted by Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Okzhetpes

On 14 February 2017, Genkov signed for Okzhetpes of the Kazakhstan Premier League.[11]

OFK Kostinbrod

After three years without a club, Genkov signed with Bulgarian fourth division club OFK Kostinbrod in March 2020.[12] As of September 2021, Genkov was still playing for Kostinbrod.[13]

International career

Receiving his first call-up for an official match in March 2005,[14] he was capped nine times for Bulgaria national under-21 football team, scoring three goals. Genkov received his first senior international cap for Bulgaria on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match against Turkey, which they won 3–1, coming on as a substitute for Dimitar Berbatov after one hour of play.

Outside football

Genkov has participated in charity campaigns during his spell with Wisla.[15] He also represents Bulgarian company TRYMAX.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2017[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Mezdra 2001–02 V AFG 12 1 0 0 – – – 12 1
2002–03 30 14 3 1 – – – 33 15
2003–04 30 24 0 0 – – – 30 24
Total 72 39 3 1 - - - - - - 75 40
Lokomotiv Sofia 2004–05 A PFG 30 12 1 1 – – – 31 13
2005–06 27 11 1 0 – – – 28 11
2006–07 29 27 2 1 – 6 4 – 37 32
Total 86 50 4 2 - - 6 4 - - 96 56
Dynamo Moscow 2007 Premier Liga 9 0 1 1 – – – 10 1
2008 23 4 2 0 – – – 25 4
2009 5 0 2 0 – 0 0 – 7 0
Total 37 4 5 1 - - 0 0 - - 42 5
Lokomotiv Sofia 2009–10 A PFG 13 4 0 0 – – – 13 4
2010–11 13 11 1 0 – – – 14 11
Total 26 15 1 0 - - - - - - 27 15
Wisła Kraków 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 13 6 1 1 – – – 14 7
2011–12 21 7 3 4 – 10 2 – 34 13
2012–13 21 4 3 4 – – – 24 8
Total 55 17 7 9 - - 10 2 - - 72 28
Levski Sofia 2013–14 A PFG 27 5 3 2 – – – 30 7
Denizlispor 2014–15 TFF First League 25 11 0 0 – – – 25 11
2015–16 25 5 0 0 – – – 25 5
Total 50 16 0 0 - - - - - - 50 16
Lokomotiv GO 2016–17 A PFG 9 0 0 0 – – – 9 0
Okzhetpes 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 12 1 1 0 – – – 13 1
Career total 374 147 24 15 - - 16 6 - - 414 168

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2011[17]

Bulgaria national team
Year Apps Goals
2005 4 0
2006 2 0
2007 4 0
2008 1 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 6 0
Total 17 0

Honours

Wisła Kraków

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Българите с половин сантиметър по-високи" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Любопитни факти". lokomotivmezdra.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b "В Северозападната зона (1984 – 1993, 1994 – 2005 г.)". lokomotivmezdra.com. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Цветан Генков подписа с Динамо (Москва)". topsport.ibox.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Dinamo sign Loko Sofia's Genkov". uefa.com. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Cvetan Genkov piłkarzem Białej Gwiazdy" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Ekstraklasa: Frankowski: To problem polskiej piłki! Koniec sezonu dla Vukovicia. Ruch dalej walczy o puchary" (in Polish). 2x45.com.pl. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Uszkodzony mięsień Genkova" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Standard fail to overcome ten-man Wisła". uefa.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Цветан Генков подписа за три години с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Цветан Генков – игрок ФК Окжетпес". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  12. ^ Отбор от областните групи привлече бивш национал!, kotasport.com, 12 March 2020
  13. ^ Позабравеният Цецо Генков бележи в Трета лига, topsport.bg, 11 September 2021
  14. ^ 7sport editing team (18 March 2005). "Връщат Венков при младежите" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Genkov buys Christmas presents for the poor (Генков пазарува коледни подаръци за бедни)" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Tzvetan Genkov Profile". TRYMAX. 9 June 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Tsvetan Genkov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  18. ^ "T.Genkov". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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