| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Georgiev Slavkov | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-04-11)11 April 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Musomishta, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 21 January 2014(2014-01-21) (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
Slavkov began his career as a youth player with Trakia Stamboliyski, before joining Trakia Plovdiv in 1973.
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.
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.
Slavkov died suddenly on Jan 21, 2014 in Plovdiv after suffering a heart attack at the age of 55.
Honours
Club
- 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
- A Group Top Scorer: 1980–81 (31 goals)
- European Golden Shoe: 1981
References
- "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
- Georgi Slavkov at National-Football-Teams.com
| European Golden Shoe | |
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| L'Équipe award |
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| Unofficial | |
| ESM award |
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- 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