Stiliyan Petrov

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Stiliyan Petrov is a retired Bulgarian footballer best known as a dynamic central midfielder for Celtic and Aston Villa, as well as a long-time captain of the Bulgarian national team.

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instanceOf association football player
human
captainOf Bulgaria national football team NERFINISHED
clubCaptainOf Aston Villa F.C. NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Bulgaria NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1979-07-05
diagnosedWith acute leukaemia
familyName Petrov NERFINISHED
founded charity foundation related to leukaemia support
fullName Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Stiliyan NERFINISHED
honoursWithClub Scottish Cups with Celtic
Scottish League Cups with Celtic NERFINISHED
Scottish Premier League titles with Celtic
joinedClub Aston Villa F.C. in 2006
Celtic F.C. in 1999
knownFor dynamic central midfield play
leadership on the pitch
long-range shooting
languageSpoken Bulgarian
English
leagueParticipatedIn Premier League
Scottish Premier League NERFINISHED
leftClub Celtic F.C. in 2006
majorTournamentParticipation UEFA Euro 2004 NERFINISHED
nationality Bulgarian
nationalTeamAppearances over 100 caps for Bulgaria
occupation football manager
professional footballer
placeOfBirth Montana, Bulgaria NERFINISHED
playedFor Aston Villa F.C. NERFINISHED
Bulgaria national football team NERFINISHED
Celtic F.C. NERFINISHED
PFC CSKA Sofia NERFINISHED
PFC Montana NERFINISHED
positionPlayed central midfielder
midfielder
retiredFromProfessionalFootball 2013
shirtNumber 19 at Aston Villa
sport association football
yearOfDiagnosis 2012

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PFC CSKA Sofia hasNotableFormerPlayer Stiliyan Petrov