Petar Zehtinski

{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Petar Zehtinski | fullname = Petar Lyubenov Zehtinski | image = Zehtinski81-cup.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|9|15}} | birth_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria | height =  | currentclub = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1974–1975 | clubs1 = Arda Kardzhali | caps1 = 38 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1975–1986 | clubs2 = Botev Plovdiv | caps2 = 258 | goals2 = 29 | years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = Omonia Nicosia | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 7 | years4 = 1986–1991 | clubs4 = Botev Plovdiv | caps4 = 93 | goals4 = 10 | totalcaps = 415 | totalgoals = 46 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U21 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 1981–1983 | nationalteam2 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = | nationalteam3 = Bulgaria Olympic | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = |manageryears2= | managerclubs2= }}

'''Petar Zehtinski''' ({{langx|bg|Петър Зехтински}}; born 15 September 1955) is a former Bulgarian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

==Career== A skillful free kick taker and a talented passer, Zehtinski spent more than a decade with Botev Plovdiv, while also having two spells with Arda from Kardzhali and one season with Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/38302/Petar_Zehtinski.html| title =Petar Zehtinski - player statistics|publisher = national-football-teams.com|accessdate = 28 February 2015}}</ref> On 7 November 1984, Zehtinski captained the "canaries" from Plovdiv in their 2:0 second leg victory over German powerhouse Bayern Munich in a 1/8 final of the European Cup Winners' Cup. Botev Plovdiv were eventually eliminated after an aggregate score of 3:4.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2013/07/01/fb_a_grupa/d6849_5.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113241/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2013/07/01/fb_a_grupa/d6849_5.htm| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 2 April 2015| title =Победи над Байерн Мюнхен и Барселона правят Ботев Пд №1 в евротурнирите, "канарите" нямат право да се притесняват от "Астана", щом от тях са треперили колоси | language = bg | publisher = 7sport.net|date=1 July 2013|accessdate = 28 February 2015}}</ref> His nickname is Zico. Between 1996 and 1998, he was assistant manager of CSKA Sofia and also had a short stint as head coach in 1998.<ref name="zehtinski99999">{{cite news|url=https://www.fccska.com/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB/%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80-%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8|title=Профил на Петър Зехтински|accessdate=17 February 2020 |language=bg|publisher=fccska.com}}</ref> Beyond his club-related pursuits, Zehtinski has served as assistant manager of Bulgaria.<ref name="zehtinski99999"/>

==Honours== *Master of Sports - since 1981<ref name="zehtinski99999"/> *Best footballer of Plovdiv - 1983, 1984, 1989<ref name="zehtinski99999"/>

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