BulgariaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Petar Petrov Zhekov was a Bulgarian footballer, widely regarded as one of the best forwards in the history of the Bulgarian football. He won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-14
In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1966–1970The archive holds 2 team sheets naming Petar Zhekov in Bulgaria's starting line-up, from 1966-07-16 to 1970-06-02.
2 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
6 goals across 5 scoring matches · 1 tournament · 1966–1971
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SwedenHonours
9 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours9 | ||||
| Bulgarian League | ×5 | 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75 | CSKA Sofia | |
| Bulgarian Cup | ×4 | 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974 | CSKA Sofia | |
| Individual honours7 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 7 | ||||
| Bulgarian League top scorer (6) | ×6 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973 | ||
| European Golden Boot | 1969 | |||