Boycho Velichkov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Boycho Velichkov

| image = Boicho velichkov.jpg

| image_size = 220

| fullname = Boycho Petrov Velichkov

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|8|13}}

| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| death_date =

| height = {{Height|m=1.81|precision=0}}

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1975–1986 | years2 = 1986–1987 | years3 =1987–1990

| clubs1 = Lokomotiv Sofia | clubs2 = Le Havre | clubs3 = Panserraikos

| nationalyears1 = 1978–1980 | nationalyears2 =1979–1986

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U21 | nationalteam2 =Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalcaps2 = 27 | nationalgoals2 = 4

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 = Lokomotiv Sofia

}}

Boycho Petrov Velichkov ({{langx|bg|Бойчо Пeтpoв Величков}}, born 13 August 1958) is a former Bulgarian football forward.

Career

For the Bulgaria national team Velichkov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals, also appearing at the 1986 World Cup.

Most of Velichkov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, winning the top Bulgarian league, once—in 1978. He also played for one year in French Le Havre AC{{cite book | author=Barreaud, Marc | title=Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) | year=1998 | publisher=L'Harmattan, Paris | isbn=2-7384-6608-7}} and two seasons in Greek Panserraikos,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html |title=Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60 |accessdate=2009-02-22 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210204039/http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html |archivedate=10 December 2008 }} scoring scored 39 goals. In October 2007 the Greek club declared Velichkov the "best foreign player in the club of all times".