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Stiliyan Petrov

1979 - Today

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Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov (Bulgarian: Стилиян Альошев Петров, born 5 July 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Petrov joined Celtic from CSKA Sofia in 1999, and won ten trophies in his time at Celtic Park, including four Scottish Premier League titles. In 2006, he moved to Aston Villa in the Premier League, along with his former manager Martin O'Neill. Petrov became club captain at Villa Park, and was an inductee to the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2013 having made 219 competitive appearances for the club. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stiliyan Petrov is the 7,666th most popular soccer player (down from 4,833rd in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 245th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stiliyan Petrov ranks 7,666 out of 21,273. Before him are Henk Timmer, Emanuele Giaccherini, Robert de Pinho de Souza, Rafael Sóbis, Luis Marín, and Martín Silva. After him are Gert Verheyen, Zlatko Krmpotić, Polozzi, Daniel Majstorović, Khalil Azmi, and Reinaldo Vicente Simão.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Stiliyan Petrov ranks 409. Before him are Ricardo Cabanas, Sander van Doorn, Mageina Tovah, Lucas Severino, Joey Mercury, and Jamie Cullum. After him are Saleh Ali al-Sammad, Halyna Hutchins, Antonio Núñez Tena, Yukie Nakama, Igor Duljaj, and Holly Madison.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Stiliyan Petrov ranks 310 out of 415. Before him are Dimitar Ivankov (1975), Matey Kaziyski (1984), Mariya Gabriel (1979), Petar Aleksandrov (1962), Poli Genova (1987), and Andrea (1987). After him are Petar Lesov (1960), Zdravko Zdravkov (1970), Ilian Stoyanov (1977), Ivana (1969), Elena Poptodorova (1951), and Vladimir Kolev (1953).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Stiliyan Petrov ranks 54. Before him are Valeri Bojinov (1986), Nikolay Iliev (1964), Ivaylo Yordanov (1968), Iliya Valov (1961), Dimitar Ivankov (1975), and Petar Aleksandrov (1962). After him are Zdravko Zdravkov (1970), Ilian Stoyanov (1977), Ivaylo Andonov (1967), Ayan Sadakov (1961), Georgi Dimitrov (1959), and Dimitar Rangelov (1983).

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