Mihail Venkov

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| name = Mihail Venkov

| image = Mihail_Venkov_2013.JPG

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| fullname = Mihail Angelov Venkov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| height = {{height|m=1.81}}{{cite web| url = http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2-20122013/| title = Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017| language = Bulgarian| publisher = Cherno More official website| accessdate = 26 April 2017| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170422222124/http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2-20122013/| archivedate = 22 April 2017}}

| currentclub =

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| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 1990–2001

| youthclubs1 = Septemvri Sofia

| years1 = 2002–2011 | clubs1 = Litex Lovech | caps1 = 138 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2003–2004 | clubs2 = → Belite Orli (loan) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = CSKA Sofia | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2013–2017 | clubs5 = Cherno More | caps5 = 124 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Slavia Sofia | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = Kyzylzhar | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Chernomorets Balchik| caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = Dobrudzha Dobrich | caps9 = 24 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2020–2021 | clubs10 = Shumen 2007 | caps10 = 7 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2021–2023 | clubs11 = Volov Shumen | caps11 = 30 | goals11 = 2

| totalcaps = 415

| totalgoals = 12

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2008

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs1 = Botev Novi Pazar

| pcupdate = 15 June 2020

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Mihail Angelov Venkov ({{langx|bg|Михаил Ангелов Венков}}; born 28 July 1983) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as a defender, and now a manager.

Career

Venkov was raised in Septemvri Sofia's youth teams, then he signed with Litex. In 2004, he was loaned for six months to Belite orli Pleven and played in the B PFG. During the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons he lost his place in the first team for Litex and eventually was transferred to Lokomotiv Plovdiv in July 2011.{{cite news |url=http://www.sportni.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=2715511|title=Венков подписа с Локо Пловдив|accessdate=17 March 2012 |date=8 July 2011 |language=Bulgarian |publisher=sportni.bg}}

On 15 March 2012, Venkov scored a last-minute goal against Levski Sofia in a 1/4 final match of the Bulgarian Cup to level the score at 1–1 and send the game into extra time. The team from Plovdiv eventually won 2–1.{{cite web|publisher=topmatch.bg|title=Драма в Пловдив: Локо е на полуфинал след продължения|url=http://topmatch.bg/article-7253-na-zhivo-lokomotiv-plovdiv-levski|accessdate=17 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120718044150/http://topmatch.bg/article-7253-na-zhivo-lokomotiv-plovdiv-levski|archivedate=18 July 2012}}

=CSKA Sofia=

During the summer of 2012 (following a change of ownership in Lokomotiv Plovdiv), Venkov signed a contract with CSKA Sofia, but was initially unable to play in official matches for the team due to a transfer prohibition imposed on the "redmen".[http://www.btv.bg/sport/a-grupa/story/1773073079-Skandalno_BFS_nyama_da_kartotekira_novite_v_TsSKA.html The Bulgarian Football Union did not allow CSKA Sofia to register their new footballers, due to transfer prohibition] The ban was lifted in mid September 2012 and Venkov made his official debut on 22 September, in the 0–1 away loss against Ludogorets Razgrad.[http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=966492 Ludogorets beats CSKA again, Venkov makes his debut (in Bulgarian)] He scored his first goal for CSKA from a header against Slavia Sofia in 0–2 away win.[http://www.sportni.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=2740505 CSKA beats Slavia, Venkov scores the second goal] Venkov made his first appearance in The Eternal Derby on 20 October 2012, playing the full 90 minutes of the 1–0 win over Levski Sofia.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/mihail-venkov/51806/matches/ Mihail Venkov match log]

=Cherno More=

On 8 July 2013, Venkov signed a two-year deal with Cherno More Varna.{{cite web|publisher=chernomorepfc.bg|title=Михаил Венков взе №4 в Черно море|url=http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB-%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B2%D0%B7%D0%B5-%E2%84%964-%D0%B2-%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5/|date=8 July 2013|language=Bulgarian}} He made his league debut in a 1–0 away loss against Chernomorets Burgas on 19 July, playing the full 90 minutes.

On 7 April 2015, Venkov scored his first goal for Cherno More in the 48th minute of a Bulgarian Cup match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Cherno More won 5–1. Having been appointed vice-captain for the 2014–15 season, Venkov was promoted to club captain after the departure of former captain Kiril Kotev in May 2015. On 23 May, Venkov signed a one-year contract extension with Cherno More until 30 June 2016. A week later, he received his first major honor with the Sailors, as he captained the team that eliminated Levski Sofia 2–1 in the 2015 Bulgarian Cup Final.

On 29 May 2017, Venkov's contract was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web | title = ПФК "Черно море" се раздели с 8 футболисти | url = http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%D0%BF%D1%84%D0%BA-%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D1%81-8-%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8/ | publisher = chernomorepfc.bg | date = 29 May 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}

=Slavia Sofia=

In June 2017, Venkov joined Slavia.{{cite web | title = Славия взе Михаил Венков и Влади Узунов | url = http://football24.bg/novina/173440-slaviya-vze-mihail-venkov-i-vladi-uzunov | publisher = football24.bg | date = 22 June 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}

=Chernomorets Balchik=

On 25 July 2018, following a short stint at Kazakhstan Premier League side Kyzylzhar, Venkov returned to Bulgaria, joining Chernomorets Balchik.{{cite web | title = Черноморец (Балчик) привлече Михаил Венков | url = https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=737180 | publisher = sportal.bg | date = 25 July 2018 | language = Bulgarian}}

Career statistics

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Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" ! rowspan=2\|Season !! rowspan=2\|Club !! rowspan=2\|League ! colspan=2\|League !! colspan=2\|Domestic Cup !! colspan=2\|Continental !! colspan=2\|Total
2001–02 \| rowspan=2\|Litex Lovech	rowspan=2\|A Group \| 2	0	1	0	0	0 ! 3 !! 0
2002–03 \| 1	0	2	0	0	0 ! 3 !! 0
2003–04 \| rowspan=1\|Belite orli	rowspan=1\|B Group \| 10	0	2	0	0	0 ! 12 !! 0
2003–04 \| rowspan=8\|Litex Lovech	rowspan=14\|A Group \| 4	0	0	0	0	0 ! 4 !! 0
2004–05 \| 29	0	2	0	3	0 ! 35 !! 0
2005–06 \| 13	0	1	0	6	1 ! 20 !! 1
2006–07 \| 16	0	1	0	4	0 ! 21 !! 0
2007–08 \| 27	0	5	0	6	0 ! 38 !! 0
2008–09 \| 23	0	4	0	4	0 ! 31!! 0
2009–10 \| 10	1	?	?	1	0 ! 11!! 1
2010–11 \| 12	0	1	0	1	0 ! 14!! 0
2011–12 \| rowspan=2\|Lokomotiv Plovdiv \| 28	3	4	1	0	0 ! 32!! 4
rowspan=2\|2012–13 \| 0	0	1	0	2	0 ! 3!! 0
rowspan=1\|CSKA Sofia \| 18	2	2	0	0	0 ! 20!! 2
2013–14 \| rowspan=4\|Cherno More \| 35	0	3	0	0	0 ! 38 !! 0
2014–15 \| 28	0	7	1	0	0 ! 35 !! 1
2015–16 \| 33	0	2	0	2	0 ! 37 !! 0
2016–17	rowspan=2\|First League \| 28	1	2	1	0	0 ! 30 !! 2
2017–18 \| Slavia Sofia \| 5	0	1	0	0	0 ! 6 !! 0
colspan=3\|Career Total ! 311	7	39	3	29	1	379	11

International career

Between 2002 and 2005 Venkov played for Bulgaria national under-21 football team. Since 2004 he has been playing for the Bulgaria national football team. He has currently been capped seven times for Bulgaria. In October 2012, following a long absence from international duty, he was recalled to the national side by manager Luboslav Penev for two 2014 World Cup qualifiers – against Denmark and the Czech Republic, but remained an unused substitute in these games. In February 2015, following the refusal of a number of Bulgarian and foreign clubs to release players for national team duty, Venkov again became part of the roster, being called up by new manager Ivaylo Petev to participate in a non-official friendly match against Romania. On 7 February, he played over the course of the whole second half of the match that ended in a 0:0 draw.{{cite web|publisher=flashscore.com|title=Romania vs. Bulgaria 0:0|url=http://www.flashscore.com/match/6eMiivhM/#lineups;1|date=7 February 2015|accessdate=7 February 2015}}

colspan="7"\|International appearances and goals
class="wikitable"
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
1.	17 November 2004	Baku, Azerbaijan	{{fb\|AZE}}	0–0	0	Friendly
2.	29 November 2004	Cairo, Egypt	{{fb\|EGY}}	1–1	0	Friendly
3.	8 October 2005	Sofia, Bulgaria	{{fb\|HUN}}	2–0	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	12 October 2005	Ta' Qali, Malta	{{fb\|MLT}}	1–1	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	6 February 2008	Belfast, Northern Ireland	{{fb\|NIR}}	0–1	0	Friendly
6.	26 March 2008	Sofia, Bulgaria	{{fb\|FIN}}	2–1	0	Friendly
7.	19 November 2008	Belgrade, Serbia	{{fb\|SER}}	6–1	0	Friendly

Honours

=Club=

;Litex Lovech

A Group (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
Bulgarian Cup (2): 2007–08, 2008–09

;Cherno More

=Individual=

PFC Cherno More Fans' player of the year – 2014{{cite web|publisher=arenavarna.com|title=Феновете избраха Мишо Венков за №1 в Черно море|url=http://arenavarna.com/%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%E2%84%961-%D0%B2-%D1%87%D0%B5/|date=1 January 2015|accessdate=10 January 2015}}