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Full name
  
Petar Dimitrov Zhabov

Years
  
Team

Place of birth
  
Burgas, Bulgaria

Name
  
Petar Zhabov


Role
  
Football player

1982–1990
  
Chernomorets Burgas

Height
  
1.82 m

Date of birth
  
(1973-12-07) 7 December 1973 (age 42)

Playing position
  
Forward (retired)

Petar Zhabov (Bulgarian: Петър Жабов), born 7 December 1973 in Burgas, is a former Bulgarian footballer and captain of the under-21 national team. He spent his career in Bulgaria and Italy.

Career

As a forward for CSKA Sofia, Zhabov was instrumental in winning both the title and cup in 1997. He was subsequently purchased by Cosenza and remained in Italy until the end of his career.

In 2005, he returned to his hometown of Primorsko, where he opened a hotel and became involved in youth soccer programs.

References

Petar Zhabov Wikipedia