Georgi Slavkov ( bg, Георги Славков; April 11, 1958 – January 21, 2014) was a

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who played as a

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. Slavkov played for Trakia Plovdiv,

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and Chaves. He also gained 30

caps 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 to become

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

top goalscorer and to win the

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. With

he played between 1982 and 1986, scoring 48 goals. Then he was transferred to the French club

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. He finished his career in

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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

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 *

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

: 1980–81 ;CSKA Sofia *

A Group The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

(2): 1979–80, 1982–83 *

: 1984–85 * Cup of the Soviet Army (2): 1984–85, 1985–86

Individual

* A Group Top Scorer: 1980–81 (31 goals) *

: 1981

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slavkov, Georgi 1958 births 2014 deaths Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Botev Plovdiv players PFC CSKA Sofia players AS Saint-Étienne players G.D. Chaves players Bulgarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate 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 Association football forwards Sportspeople from Blagoevgrad Province