Mihail Venkov
Encyclopedia
Mihail Venkov (born 28 July 1983 in Sofia
) is a Bulgaria
n footballer
, currently playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv
as a defender.
and played in the Bulgarian second division.
. Since 2004 he has been playing for the Bulgaria national football team
. He has currently been capped seven times for Bulgaria.
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
) is a Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv...
as a defender.
Career
Venkov was raised in Septemvri Sofia's youth teams, then he signed with Litex. In 2004 he was loaned for six months to Belite orli PlevenPFC Belite orli Pleven
Belite orli was a Bulgarian football club from the town of Pleven, currently playing in the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group, the second division of Bulgarian football.The team went bankrupt in 2010 and officially ceased existence in the same year....
and played in the Bulgarian second division.
Career statistics
| Season | |Club | |League | League | |Domestic Cup Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank.... | |Continental UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... | |Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2001–02 | Litex Lovech | A PFG Bulgarian A Professional Football Group The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Belite orli | B PFG | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Litex Lovech | A PFG Bulgarian A Professional Football Group The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 125 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 166 | 1 | ||
International career
Between 2002 and 2005 Venkov played for Bulgaria national under-21 football teamBulgaria national under-21 football team
The Bulgaria national under-21 football team represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
. Since 2004 he has been playing for the Bulgaria national football team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
. He has currently been capped seven times for Bulgaria.
Honours
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A PFG: 2009–10
- Bulgarian SupercupBulgarian SupercupThe Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
: 2010 - Bulgarian CupBulgarian CupThe Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
: 2008, 2009