Georgi Slavkov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgi Georgiev Slavkov | ||
Date of birth | 11 April 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Musomishta, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 21 January 2014 | (aged 55)||
Place of death | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1972–1973 | Trakia Stamboliyski | ||
1973–1976 | Trakia Plovdiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1982 | Trakia Plovdiv | 112 | (61) |
1980 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 9 | (5) |
1982–1986 | CSKA Sofia | 92 | (43) |
1986–1987 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | (0) |
1987–1992 | Chaves | 89 | (15) |
1992–1993 | Botev Plovdiv | 5 | (0) |
Total | 323 | (124) | |
International career | |||
1978–1984 | Bulgaria | 30 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Georgi Slavkov (Bulgarian: Георги Славков; April 11, 1958 – January 21, 2014) was a Bulgarian football player who played as a forward. Slavkov played for Trakia Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Saint-Étienne and Chaves. He also gained 30 Bulgarian cups between 1978 and 1984, scoring 12 goals.
Career
[edit]Slavkov began his career as a youth player with Trakia Stamboliyski, before joining Trakia Plovdiv in 1973.[1]
Slavkov scored 61 goals in 112 games for Trakia between 1976 and 1982. During the 1980–81 season, he scored 31 league goals in 23 league games, becoming A PFG top goal-scorer and winning the European Golden Shoe.[2]
With CSKA Sofia he played between 1982 and 1986, scoring 48 goals. Then he was transferred to the French club AS Saint-Étienne. He finished his career in Portugal in 1992.
In his career Slavkov participated in 4 Plovdiv Derby matches, scoring one goal, as well as 7 Eternal Derby encounters, netting once.
Between 1978 and 1984, he won 30 caps for Bulgaria and scored 11 goals.[3]
Slavkov died suddenly on Jan 21, 2014 in Plovdiv after suffering a heart attack at the age of 55.[4]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Botev Plovdiv
- CSKA Sofia
- A Group (2): 1979–80, 1982–83
- Bulgarian Cup: 1984–85
- Cup of the Soviet Army (2): 1984–85, 1985–86
Individual
[edit]- A Group Top Scorer: 1980–81 (31 goals)
- European Golden Shoe: 1981
References
[edit]- ^ "Georgi Slavkov" (in Bulgarian). bultras.com.
- ^ Arotaritei, Sorin; Di Maggio, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel (7 November 2008). "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ "Slavkov recordado" [Slavkov remembered]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- Georgi Slavkov at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1958 births
- 2014 deaths
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Botev Plovdiv players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- G.D. Chaves players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Ligue 1 players
- Macedonian Bulgarians
- People from Gotse Delchev
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Blagoevgrad Province