Georgi Slavkov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1984 | Bulgaria | 30 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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 Bulgaria caps between 1978 and 1984, scoring 12 goals.
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 to become A PFG top goalscorer and to win 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.
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