Tanko Dyakov

Tanko Dyakov
Personal information
Full name	Tanko Bozhidarov Dyakov
Date of birth	18 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Beroe Stara Zagora
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	Beroe Stara Zagora
2003–2004	Levski Hyunday
2004–2005	Minyor Radnevo
2005–2006	Slavia Sofia
2006	Minyor Radnevo
2007–2008	Vihren Sandanski
2008–2011	Cherno More
2011	Lokomotiv Sofia
2012	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2012–2013	Zhetysu
2013	Lyubimets 2007
2014–2015	Beroe Stara Zagora
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tanko Dyakov (Bulgarian: Танко Дяков; born 18 August 1984) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Early career

Born in Stara Zagora, Dyakov started his career at Beroe, a club from his hometown, for which he made 16 appearances, scoring one goal,^[1] but lack of first team opportunities prompted a move to Levski Hyunday in July 2003. Year later he was transferred to Minyor Radnevo. After a good season at Minyor, Dyakov was scouted by Slavia Sofia.

Slavia

In June 2005 Dyakov signed a contract at Slavia until 30 June 2008. He made his debut in A PFG during the 2005–06 season on 7 August 2005 in a 2–0 home win against Pirin Blagoevgrad, coming on as a substitute for Blagoy Georgiev. In this season, Tanko earned 16 appearances in the A PFG.

After the end of the season the new Slavia coach Ratko Dostanić informed him that he would not be a first-team regular from then on with this resulting in his pushing for a move to another club.

In July 2006, Dyakov was signed by his previously club AKB Minyor Radnevo for an undisclosed fee. He marked his re-debut for Minyor with goal in a 2–4 away loss against Shumen.

Vihren

In January 2007, Dyakov signed a two-a-half-year deal with Vihren Sandanski. He made his debut on 3 March 2007, playing 90 minutes of a 0–1 away loss against Lokomotiv Sofia and scored his first goal for the team as they beat Marek Dupnitsa 1–0 on 21 March. On 27 May Tanko scored twice for a 2–0 home win against his first club Beroe.

On 15 September 2007, Dyakov scored his first goal of the 2007–08 season against Vidima-Rakovski. On 10 November, Tanko hit his second goal of the campaign. This time he scored the first Vihren goal in the 3–1 win against Marek Dupnitsa. On 19 April 2008, Dyakov scored his last goal for Vihren against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

After a good season at Vihren, he was wanted by Cherno More Varna and Greek Aris Thessaloniki. On 1 June 2008 it was announced that Dyakov will be joining Cherno More.

Cherno More

On 3 June 2008, Dyakov signed a 3 years contract with Cherno More for a transfer fee of €60,000. He took over the number 6 jersey. Tanko made his debut for the Sailors on 17 July 2008 against UE Sant Julià of the UEFA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Nikolay Domakinov. He made his A PFG debut during the 2008–09 season on 17 August 2010 in a 2–0 home win against Vihren Sandanski. On 18 September 2008, Dyakov scored his first goal (with a powerful header) against VfB Stuttgart in the first round of the UEFA Cup, but Cherno More were eventually eliminated after an aggregate score of 3:4.

In January 2011, Dyakov underwent an unsuccessful trial with Russian club Krasnodar.^[2]

Lokomotiv Sofia

On 22 June 2011, Dyakov signed a 2 years contract with Lokomotiv Sofia after his contract expired. Tanko expressed his decision to play for Lokomotiv because this is one of the best Bulgarian teams and is a great opportunity to play in Europa League.^[3]

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

After that Dyakov had a short stint with Loko Plovdiv.

Zhetysu

In July 2012, Dyakov signed with Zhetysu in the Kazakhstan Premier League until the end of the year, as he had failed to agree further terms with Loko Plovdiv.^[4]

Lyubimets

In late August 2013, Dyakov put pen to paper on a short-term contract with newly promoted A PFG club Lyubimets 2007.^[5]

Beroe

In the summer of 2014, after six months without a club, Dyakov joined Beroe.^[6]

Club statistics

As of 30 May 2012

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Beroe	2002–03	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0
Levski Hyunday	2003–04	28	1	0	0	-	-	28	1
AKB Minyor	2004–05	26	4	0	0	-	-	26	4
Slavia	2005–06	16	0	0	0	-	-	16	0
AKB Minyor	2006–07	7	1	0	0	-	-	7	1
Vihren	2006–07	11	3	1	0	-	-	12	3
Vihren	2007–08	24	3	2	0	-	-	26	3
Cherno More	2008–09	25	0	1	0	6	1	32	1
	2009–10	24	1	3	1	1	0	28	2
	2010–11	28	1	2	0	-	-	30	1
Lokomotiv Sofia	2011–12	8	0	0	0	3	0	11	0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2011–12	8	1	2	0	-	-	10	1
Career totals		205	15	11	1	10	1	226	17

References

^ "Профил на Танко Дяков" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Краснодар натири Танко, Дяков се връща в "Черно море" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Танко Дяков подписа с Локо (Сф)" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
^ "Танка се изнесе в Казахстан, бранителят ще играе за "Жетису" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
^ "Любимец" приюти Танко Дяков, договорът му е до зимата" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^ "Танко Дяков подписва с Берое, бранителят не е играл половин година" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

[1] "Профил на Танко Дяков" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[2] "Краснодар натири Танко, Дяков се връща в "Черно море" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[3] "Танко Дяков подписа с Локо (Сф)" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

[4] "Танка се изнесе в Казахстан, бранителят ще играе за "Жетису" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[5] "Любимец" приюти Танко Дяков, договорът му е до зимата" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

[6] "Танко Дяков подписва с Берое, бранителят не е играл половин година" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

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