Stiliyan Petrov plans return to football after cancer fight

Former Celtic midfielder Stiliyan Petrov is planning on making a comeback to professional football for the first time in four years after winning his battle with leukaemia.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Apr 2016, 12:54 BST

Updated 26th Apr 2016, 13:57 BST

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Petrov has done some punditry work for BT Sport covering Celtic games in Europe. Picture: John Devlin

Petrov was diagnosed with the illness in early 2012 and would officially retire from the game at the conclusion of the 2012/13 campaign.

However, since beating cancer, he’s been training regularly with Aston Villa’s under-21s side and hopes to make a return to the first team.

Petrov was Villa captain at the time of his diagnosis. He is currently a member of the Villa Park coaching staff.

The Bulgarian played with Celtic for seven years, helping the club to four league titles and six domestic cups.

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