Nasko Sirakov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nasko Petkov Sirakov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1980 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980 | Levski Sofia | 3 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Spartak Varna | 21 | (4) |
| 1981–1982 | Haskovo | 35 | (8) |
| 1983–1988 | Levski Sofia | 131 | (89) |
| 1988–1990 | Real Zaragoza | 41 | (10) |
| 1990–1991 | Espanyol | 24 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Levski Sofia | 27 | (26) |
| 1992 | Lens | 11 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Levski Sofia | 57 | (51) |
| 1995 | Botev Plovdiv | 20 | (4) |
| 1995–1998 | Slavia Sofia | 36 | (19) |
| Total | 406 | (217) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1996 | Bulgaria | 78 | (24) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nasko Petkov Sirakov (Bulgarian: Наско Петков Сираков; born 26 April 1962) is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as a striker.
Part of the Bulgarian team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 1980s/1990s, being a legend at Levski Sofia, a club he represented in four different spells.
Having surpassed the 200-goal mark as a professional – he was crowned the country's top division topscorer four times – Sirakov also worked with his main club in directorial capacities.
Born in Stara Zagora, the son of professional wrestler Petko Sirakov, Sirakov started playing as a striker, playing three games for Levski Sofia's first team in 1980, having joined the club's youth system at the age of 13. In the following years, he developed his game with Spartak Varna and lowly Haskovo, returning to Levski after two seasons (he also played briefly for the latter club in the 1982–83 season).
In his second stint at Levski, Sirakov began appearing regularly, scoring 14 goals in only 19 matches in 1984–85 A Group, as the team won the league. From 1986–88, with the club now renamed Vitosha, he helped to another championship, as well as leading the goal charts in both seasons, scoring 64 goals combined – 36 in just 30 matches in the first year, although the championship was eventually lost to CSKA Sofia, by three points. During this spell, he also won two Bulgarian Cups with the club.
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