PFC Slavia Sofia
Petar Aleksandrov played for which team before Sep 1983?
Petar Aleksandrov Petar Aleksandrov Aleksandrov ( ; born 7 December 1962 ) is a Bulgarian football coach and former player . As a footballer Aleksandrov played for various clubs in Bulgaria , Belgium , Germany and Switzerland during the 1980s and 1990s . He was a striker , noted for his goal-scoring ability . Aleksandrov was capped 25 times for the Bulgarian national team , scoring 5 goals , and played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup . Career . As a player . Born in Karlovo , Aleksandrov started playing professionally with home-town club Levski Karlovo in 1981 before moving to PFC Slavia Sofia a year later . He played at Slavia for seven years and helped the club win the Balkans Cup in 1986 and 1988 , and secure third-placed finishes in 1982 and 1986 . For Slavia Aleksandrov played in 173 matches and scored 100 goals . In 1989 , he signed for Belgiums K.V . Kortrijk where his form earned him a move to FC Energie Cottbus of East Germany in 1990 . He struggled there , however , and moved on to FC Aarau in Switzerland after just one season . He was a major success at Aarau before he made his way back to Bulgaria to play for PFC Levski Sofia . Despite his excellent goal record , he played at Levski for just one and a half seasons as he returned to Switzerland with Neuchâtel Xamax in January 1995 . The following January , he signed for FC Luzern and he went on to play over fifty league matches for the club before going to FC Aarau for a second spell in 1998 . In 2000 , he played for FC Basel for a short while before dropping down to the Swiss lower leagues where he continued to play for another two years with Kickers Luzern and Blue Star Zürich . He was capped 25 times by the Bulgarian national team and was part of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup . His international debut came in a 0–0 draw with Scotland on 10 September 1987 and he went on to score five international goals . Aleksandrov came on as a substitute for the last 10 minutes in the memorable 2:1 away win over France on 17 November 1993 , which secured Bulgarias qualification for the 1994 World Cup . As a coach . After his retirement from playing , Aleksandrov stayed in Switzerland and managed the reserve squad of FC Aarau from 2002 until 2004 when he became the assistant manager of Greek side PAOK F.C. . In 2006 , he was appointed as fellow countryman Krassimir Balakovs assistant at FC St . Gallen but he left after a few months to join the coaching staff at Grasshopper Club Zürich . In 2008 , Plamen Markov named him as his assistant at the Bulgarian national team . Honours . Club . Slavia Sofia - Balkans Cup ( 2 ) : 1986 , 1988 FC Aarau - Swiss Nationalliga A : 1992–93 Levski Sofia - A Group : 1993–94 - Bulgarian Cup : 1993–94 Individual - Swiss Nationalliga A Top Scorer ( 2 ) : 1994–95 , 1995–96 - Foreigner of the Year in Switzerland : 1994–95 External links . - Profile at Levskisofia.info