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Petar Zhekov

1944 - 2023

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Petar Petrov Zhekov (Bulgarian: Петър Петров Жеков, 10 October 1944 – 18 February 2023) was a Bulgarian footballer, widely regarded as one of the best forwards in the history of the Bulgarian football. He won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Zhekov was born in Knizhovnik, Haskovo Province, and began his career at F.C. Dimitrovgrad. He was initially deployed as a defender, but on the advice of manager Hristo Hadzhiev switched to the forward position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petar Zhekov is the 699th most popular soccer player (down from 407th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 56th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Petar Zhekov ranks 699 out of 21,273. Before him are Klaus Augenthaler, Takayuki Kuwata, Marius Trésor, Mario Balotelli, Zdeněk Zeman, and Hidemaro Watanabe. After him are Álvaro Gestido, Jacinto Quincoces, Eden Hazard, Sergio Agüero, Dani Carvajal, and Rodri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Petar Zhekov ranks 200. Before him are Sirhan Sirhan, Jon Anderson, Alan Stivell, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Dennis Farina, and Richard Ford. After him are Rosalía Mera, Christian de Portzamparc, Yoshitada Yamaguchi, Johnny Winter, Teri Garr, and Jacques Doillon. Among people deceased in 2023, Petar Zhekov ranks 111. Before him are Stockton Rush, Frank Borman, Betty Boothroyd, David Crosby, Kaija Saariaho, and Menahem Pressler. After him are Ruslan Khasbulatov, Matteo Messina Denaro, Roger Whittaker, Antonella Lualdi, Lee Sun-kyun, and Marisa Pavan.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Petar Zhekov ranks 77 out of 415. Before him are Bogdan Filov (1883), Peter Deunov (1864), Sevar of Bulgaria (710), Valko Chervenkov (1900), Petar Stoyanov (1952), and Fakhri Pasha (1868). After him are Alexis Weissenberg (1929), Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria (1933), George I of Bulgaria (1300), Aleksandar Tsankov (1879), Ghena Dimitrova (1941), and John XIV of Constantinople (1282).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Petar Zhekov ranks 2. Before him are Hristo Stoichkov (1966). After him are Dimitar Berbatov (1981), Trifon Ivanov (1965), Georgi Asparuhov (1943), Dimitar Penev (1945), Krasimir Balakov (1966), Hristo Bonev (1947), Emil Kostadinov (1967), Stefan Abadzhiev (1934), Kiril Ivkov (1946), and Ivan Dimitrov (1935).

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