Georgi Hristakiev (
Bulgarian
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* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
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: Георги Христакиев; 28 June 1944 – 4 April 2016)
was a Bulgarian
footballer
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who played as a
defender. He competed at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
in
Mexico City
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, where he won a silver medal with the
Bulgarian team.
At club level Hristakiev achieved prominence during his successful stint with
Lokomotiv Sofia
Lokomotiv 1929 ( bg, Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football.
Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refou ...
.
References
1944 births
2016 deaths
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Bulgaria
Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
Olympic medalists in football
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
PFC Spartak Plovdiv players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
PFC Slavia Sofia players
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
Footballers from Stara Zagora
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's association football defenders
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