Petar Zanev

Petar Dimitrov Zanev (Bulgarian: Петър Димитров Занев; born 18 October 1985) is a Bulgarian professional footballer. He plays for the Bulgarian national team and CSKA Sofia and is usually deployed as a left back for both club and country. Currently, he captains CSKA Sofia, where he mainly plays as a centre back.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Dimitrov and the family name is Zanev.
Petar Zanev
Zanev in 2019
Personal information
Full name Petar Dimitrov Zanev[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-18) 18 October 1985
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back / Centre back
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Pirin Blagoevgrad 15 (1)
2005–2012 Litex Lovech 124 (4)
2007–2008 → Celta Vigo (loan) 3 (0)
2008 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2013 Volyn Lutsk 22 (0)
2013–2018 Amkar Perm 115 (2)
2018–2019 Yenisey 15 (1)
2019– CSKA Sofia 35 (1)
National team‡
2006– Bulgaria 43 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:02, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:56, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Zanev was born in Blagoevgrad and joined the youth system of his hometown club Pirin at an early age. In early 2005 he signed with Litex Lovech.

Celta (loan)

On 17 June 2007, Celta manager Hristo Stoichkov unveiled Zanev as the club's first signing ahead of 2007–08 season.[3] On the next day, Zanev signed for the Spanish Segunda División side on a season-long loan deal, with the club having the option to make the move permanent.[4] On 26 August, he made his league debut in their 1–1 draw against Córdoba CF, but spent most of his time with Celta on the bench, making only three appearances. Because of this, midway through the season his contract was terminated.

Racing Ferrol (loan)

On 9 January 2008, Racing Ferrol confirmed Zanev has joined on loan until the end of the season.[5] He made his debut on 27 January in a 3–1 away win over SD Eibar, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Pereira. Zanev appeared 14 times for Ferrol in the Segunda División.

Return to Litex

Zanev returned to Litex Lovech at the end of the 2007–08 season.[6] On 18 May 2011, he scored his second league goal in his career in a 4–1 win over Montana. Zanev's third official goal for Litex came on 19 July 2011, netting the first of a 3–0 home win over Mogren Budva in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, this also being Zanev's first European goal.[7]

Volyn Lutsk

In early July 2012, Zanev signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian club Volyn Lutsk.[8]

Amkar Perm

Zanev signed with Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm on 30 June 2013 on a three-year deal. He was given the number 3 jersey.[9]

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

On 25 June 2018, following the bankruptcy of Amkar, he joined FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk that was promoted for the first time into the Russian Premier League.[10] He left Yenisey on 3 April 2019.[11]

CSKA Sofia

On 29 May 2019 CSKA Sofia announced to have signed a contract with Zanev, following a period when he was training with the team.[12]

International career

In 2006 Hristo Stoichkov called up the left back to the Bulgaria national football team. Zanev made his official debut for Bulgaria in a friendly match against Slovakia on 15 November 2006. The result of the match was a 1:3 loss for Bulgaria. He was sent off (after receiving a second caution) for the first time on 15 October 2013, in the 0:1 home loss against the Czech Republic in a World Cup qualifier.[13] After being overlooked for the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Zanev's good performances in the Russian Premier League saw him make a return to the national side for the 2018 World Cup qualification matches.[14] On 7 October 2017, he captained the national team, in the 0:1 home loss against France in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.[15]

Career statistics
Zanev playing for Litex Lovech in 2009
As of 18 December 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2003–04 5000––50
2004–05 7010––80
Total 120100000130
Litex Lovech 2004–05 300000–30
2005–06 1101030–150
2006–07 1815031–262
Celta (loan) 2007–08 3000––30
Racing Ferrol (loan) 14000––140
Litex Lovech 2008–09 1902010–220
2009–10 1901020–220
2010–11 2713050–351
2011–12 2723031–333
Total 1244150172001566
Volyn Lutsk 2012–13 22020––240
Amkar Perm 2013–14 15000––150
2014–15 24010––250
2015–16 23040––270
2016–17 29120––311
2017–18 24120–2[lower-alpha 1]0281
Total 11529000201262
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2018–19 15110––161
CSKA Sofia 2019–20 2615030–341
2020–21 900040–130
Total 351507000470
Career total 34083302422039910

Notes
  1. Two appearances in relegation play-offs

International
As of match played 3 March 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 200740
201030
201180
201240
201330
201410
201520
201610
201760
201840
201950
202020
Total430

Honours
Litex Lovech

References
  1. "UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 6 November 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. "Българите с половин сантиметър по-високи" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. "Stoichkov to stay in charge of Celta". timesofmalta.com. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  4. "Петър Занев преотстъпен на Селта" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
  5. "Петър Занев отиде в Расинг Ферол" (in Bulgarian). vsekiden.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  6. ""Литекс" започна с трима нови и Занев" (in Bulgarian). segabg.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  7. "Litex Lovech 3–0 Mogren (agg: 5–1)". uefa.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  8. "Занев подписа с Волин (Луцк)". sport.bnt.bg. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  9. "Петър Занев е четвъртият българин в Амкар (Перм)" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 30 June 2013.
  10. "ПЕТАР ЗАНЕВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "ЕНИСЕЯ"" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 25 June 2018.
  11. "ЗАНЕВ ПОКИНУЛ "ЕНИСЕЙ"" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 3 April 2019.
  12. "Опитният Петър Занев ще помага на ЦСКА през новия сезон" (in Bulgarian). CSKA Sofia. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  13. "Bulgaria vs. Czech Republic Matchcast". topsport.bg. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  14. "Bulgaria NT vs. Belarus NT 1:0". flashscore.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  15. "Гол от съблекалнята прекърши България срещу "петлите" (видео+галерия)" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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