Georgi Slavkov
Personal information | |||
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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) | Playmaker / Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1974 | Trakia Stamboliyski | ||
1974–1976 | Trakia Plovdiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1979 | Trakia Plovdiv | ||
1980 | CSKA Sofia | 9 | (5) |
1980–1982 | Trakia Plovdiv | ||
1982–1986 | CSKA Sofia | 92 | (43) |
1986–1987 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | (0) |
1987–1992 | Chaves | 89 | (15) |
1992–1993 | Botev Plovdiv | 5 | (0) |
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.
Career
Slavkov began his career as a youth player with Trakia Stamboliyski, before joining Trakia Plovdiv in 1974.[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 to become A PFG top goalscorer and to win 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.[3]
Between 1978 and 1984, he won 30 caps for Bulgaria and scored 11 goals.[4]
Slavkov died suddenly on Jan 21, 2014 in Plovdiv after suffering a heart attack at the age of 55.[5]
References
- ^ "Georgi Slavkov" (in Bulgarian). bultras.com.
- ^ Arotaritei, Sorin; Di Maggio, Roberto and Stokkermans, Karel (2008-11-07). "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ editors at 7sport (2014-01-23). "Пловдив изпраща днес Бенкса! Георги Славков можеше да вкара гол откъдето и както си поиска". 7sport.net. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
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- ^ "Slavkov recordado". A Bola (in Portuguese). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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External links
- Profile at National-Football-Teams
- 1958 births
- 2014 deaths
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- PFC Botev Plovdiv players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- G.D. Chaves players
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Bulgarian expatriates in France
- Bulgarian expatriates in Portugal
- Bulgarian A Football Group players
- Ligue 1 players
- Macedonian Bulgarians
- People from Gotse Delchev