Ayan Faikov Sadakov ( bg, Аян Фаиков Садъков) (26 September 1961 – 1 July 2017) was a

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and a key member of the Bulgarian national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Sadakov began his club career at the local

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. For "The Smurfs" he played eleven seasons, before transferring to

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's C.F. Os Belenenses in 1989. Two years later he return in Lokomotiv and played two years, before signed with Botev Plovdiv in summer 1994.

International

Sadakov made 80 appearances for Bulgaria, between 1981 and 1991 and scored 9 goals. He played in four matches for his country at 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

Sadakov had been appointed on September 29, 2008 as a manager of

a second time to replace Dragan Kanatlarovski.

Personal life

In 2014, Sadakov announced he was diagnosed with ALS. He died on 1 July 2017, aged 55.

Honours

;Lokomotiv Plovdiv * Cup of the Soviet Army (1):

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