Stiliyan Petrov (Template:Lang-bg) (born July 5, 1979 in Montana, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian football player who currently plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He joined Aston Villa from Scottish Premier League club Celtic in August 2006.
| File:S. Petrov.jpg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stiliyan Petrov | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in / 1.80 m | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 30, 2006 | |||
Petrov had become known for his solid performances in midfield for both Celtic and Bulgaria. He is now captain of the national team and led his side to Template:Ec2 where he was sent off during a match against Denmark. He has appeared over 50 times for his country.
In 2005 Petrov wrote his autobiography with the assistance of Sunday Mail sports journalist Mark Guidi entitled You Can Call Me Stan, in reference to his nickname "Stan", a shortened form of his Christian name. In the book, he describes how "Stiliyan" is the correct spelling, rather than "Stilian", as it is normally spelled in the press.
On April 21, 2006, Celtic rejected a written transfer request submitted by Petrov, he was then linked with a transfer to move to Aston Villa.
On August 30, 2006 Petrov completed his move to Villa Park on a four-year deal worth £6.5million, a fee which could rise to £8million in the future.
References
- You Can Call Me Stan: The Stiliyan Petrov Story, Petrov's autobiography, ISBN 1-845-96121-8.
External links
  | This biographical article relating to Bulgarian football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |