Petar Denchev

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| name = Petar Denchev

| image =

| full_name = Petar Yuriy Denchev

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|3|16}}

| birth_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria

| height = 1.90 m{{cite web|author=|publisher=Levski Karlovo official website|title=Представителен отбор на ОФК "Левски" (Карлово) за сезон 2016/2017|url=http://karlovo.bg/ofklevski/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80/|date=|accessdate=12 February 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv

| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = Spartak Plovdiv | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = Sliven 2000 | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = Cherno More | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = Neftochimic 1986 | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = Spartak Varna | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = Navbahor Namangan | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2015–2016 | clubs8 = Neftochimic Burgas | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2016 | clubs9 = Levski Karlovo | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2017 | clubs10 = Lokomotiv GO | caps10 = 2 | goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2008 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U-19 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 17:06, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

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Petar Yuriy Denchev ({{langx|bg|Петър Юрий Денчев}}; born 16 March 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper.

At international level, Denchev was Bulgaria's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Ivan Karadzhov at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Career

Born in Plovdiv, Denchev started his playing career at Lokomotiv Plovdiv's youth system, before moving to Spartak Plovdiv, where he made his first-team debut in the Bulgarian second division. Petar made his debut during the 2007–08 season on 3 November 2007 in a 1–0 away loss against Volov Shumen.

In June 2008, Denchev signed a three-year contract with newly promoted A PFG side Sliven 2000.

On 23 June 2010, Denchev joined Cherno More Varna as cover for Ilko Pirgov.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=142169|publisher=gong.bg|title=Черно море привлече Петър Денчев|accessdate=2010-06-23|language=Bulgarian}} He made his debut, coming on as a substitute for Marco Tiago after Pirgov's sending-off against Montana on 23 October, but was powerless to stop the rivals from scoring two times in a 4–0 loss at the Ogosta Stadium. Denchev took over as Cherno More's first-choice goalkeeper, when Pirgov was transferred to Litex Lovech in December 2011. He made 12 league appearances for the team during the second half of the A PFG season. In May 2012, Denchev sustained a serious injury, which kept him out of action for a number of months. He recovered in mid-September 2012{{Cite web|url=http://www.gol.bg/footballbulgaria/2012-09-14/denchev-ozdravia-kamazola-kontuzen-v-cherno-more.138876|publisher=gol.bg|title=Денчев оздравя, Камазола контузен в Черно море|accessdate=2013-02-16|language=Bulgarian}} and in January 2013 signed a contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.{{Cite web|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1250384428|publisher=topsport.bg|title=Локо (Пд) подписва с Шмайхела, вратарят пътува към Варна|accessdate=2013-02-16|language=Bulgarian}}

In the summer of 2014 he signed a contract with Navbahor Namangan and moved as a free agent to Uzbek League club to play the second half of the season.

On 28 December 2016, Denchev joined Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa{{cite web | title = Локо Горна Оряховица се раздели с Цецо Генков и още четирима, взе вратар | url = https://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/loko-gorna-oriahovica-se-razdeli-s-ceco-genkov-i-oshte-chetirima-vze-vratar-412153 | publisher = gong.bg | date = 28 December 2016 | language = Bulgarian}} but left the club at the end of the season following their relegation to the Second League.{{cite web | title = Решение СТК 07.07.2017 г | url = http://www.bfunion.bg/news/8098 | publisher = bfunion.bg | date = 7 July 2017 | language = Bulgarian | access-date = 7 July 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170829202725/http://www.bfunion.bg/news/8098 | archive-date = 29 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|B PFG !colspan="2"\|Bulgarian Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
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Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="2" valign=top\|Spartak Plovdiv \|2007–08 \|7	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	0
Total !7	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	0
rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|A PFG !colspan="2"\|Bulgarian Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3" valign=top\|Sliven 2000 \|2008–09 \|4	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
2009–10 \|5	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	5	0
Total !9	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	9	0
rowspan="3" valign=top\|Cherno More \|2010–11 \|6	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	6	0
2011–12 \|12	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	12	0
Total !18	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	18	0
colspan="2"\|Total !34	0	0	0	0	0	34	0