Career
As a defender, he enjoyed spells at, Lokomotiv Sofia, Yantra Gabrovo, MarĂtimo, Nacional, Benfica Castelo Branco, Velbazhd Kyustendil and Septemvri Sofia. He was capped by Bulgaria 3 times. He retired as a player in January 2001 at the age of 36.
On 7 April 2013, while coaching Botev Vratsa in a match against CSKA Sofia, Zdravkov attracted controversy after he contested a refereeing decision in an unconventional way - by showing a red card to the match official and attempting to tear the referee"s cards.
He was subsequently sent to the stands and banned for one match. On 19 March 2014, while coaching quit after defeat by Botev Plovdiv in the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup.
In late October 2014, Zdravkov was appointed as manager of the Bulgaria U21 national team