How tall is Stiliyan Petrov?

Stiliyan Petrov's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 61% of men in Bulgaria.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Bulgaria

Taller than about 61% of men in Bulgaria born in 1979 (average 178.1 cm).

Petrov next to his teammates

Martin Petrov is 1 cm shorter than Stiliyan Petrov (179 cm), teammate at Bulgaria men's national football team from 1999 to 2011.

Dimitar Berbatov is 9 cm taller than Stiliyan Petrov (189 cm), teammate at Bulgaria men's national football team from 1999 to 2010.

About Stiliyan Petrov

Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born on 5 July 1979 in Montana. He began at CSKA Sofia before moving abroad in 1999.

Petrov joined Celtic from CSKA Sofia in 1999 and won ten trophies there, including four Scottish Premier League titles. In 2006 he moved to Aston Villa in the Premier League, along with his former manager Martin O'Neill. He became club captain at Villa Park, made 219 competitive appearances and was inducted into the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2013. He officially announced his retirement in May 2013, later worked as a youth team and first team coach at Villa, and returned to training in 2016. He is Bulgaria's all-time most-capped player, with 105 appearances.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Petrov was a teammate of Martin Petrov in the Bulgaria men's national football team from 1999 to 2011. Martin Petrov is listed at 179 cm (5'10") and is 1 cm shorter than Stiliyan Petrov. Dimitar Berbatov, listed at 189 cm (6'2"), was his teammate in that side from 1999 to 2010 and is 9 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Stiliyan Petrov in feet and inches? Stiliyan Petrov is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Stiliyan Petrov compared to Martin Petrov? Martin Petrov is 1 cm shorter than Stiliyan Petrov: 179 cm (5'10") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Stiliyan Petrov compared to Dimitar Berbatov? Dimitar Berbatov is 9 cm taller than Stiliyan Petrov: 189 cm (6'2") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Stiliyan Petrov tall for men in Bulgaria? At 180 cm he is taller than about 61% of men in Bulgaria born in 1979, whose average height is 178.1 cm.

Sources

• Stiliyan Petrov on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Stiliyan Petrov on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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