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Svetoslav Dyakov ( bg, Светослав Дяков; born 31 May 1984) is a Bulgarian professional retired
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who played as a
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. He was the club captain of Ludogorets Razgrad and, between 2015 and 2017, was the captain of the national team as well.


Career

Born in
Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad ( bg, Благоевград ) is а town in Southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Municipality and of Blagoevgrad Province. With a population of almost inhabitants, it is the economic and cultural centre ...
, Dyakov began his football career with a local club,
Pirin , photo=Pirin-mountains-Bansko.jpg , photo_caption=Pirin scenery in winter , country= Bulgaria, , parent= , geology= granite, gneiss, marble, limestone , area_km2=2585 , range_coordinates = , length_km=80 , length_orientation= north-s ...
. In 2005, he signed with Pirin 1922.


Lokomotiv Sofia

On 18 June 2008, Dyakov became
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 ...
's first summer signing. He signed a three-year contract. He made his debut on 9 August 2008, in a 1–0 away win over
Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The ...
. Dyakov made a further 24 league appearances in the 2008–09 season without scoring. His first goal came in a 3–0 home win against Sliven 2000 on 6 November 2010. During his three years at Lokomotiv, Dyakov made 79 appearances, scoring two goals.


Ludogorets Razgrad

After his contract with Lokomotiv expired, Dyakov joined Ludogorets Razgrad on a free transfer. He signed a two-year contract on 4 June 2011. Dyakov made his
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debut against
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in a 0–0 home draw on 6 August. He enjoyed a successful first season at Ludogorets and quickly established himself as a first team regular. On 19 May 2012, Dyakov scored his first goal as a Ludogorets player in the team's league match against Kaliakra Kavarna after scoring a penalty. Ludogorets won the match 4–0. In his first season with Ludogorets, Dyakov collected his first
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title winner's medal. He also won for first time in his career
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and
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. On 18 June 2013, Dyakov was appointed the club captain of Ludogorets for the 2013–14 season. He scored his first-ever European goal on 3 October, in a 3–0 home win over
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in the
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of Europa League. On 19 December, he was named the best midfielder of the year in Bulgaria. On 4 October 2018, Dyakov was in the starting line-up for Ludogorets in a 1–0 away loss against
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in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and together with teammate
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became the player with the joint most appearances for (a) Bulgarian team(s) in European club tournaments, alongside
Hristo Yovov Hristo Georgiev Yovov ( bg, Христо Георгиев Йовов) (born 4 November 1977) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent all of his club career in his native Bulgaria with the exc ...
whose record of 66 matches they equaled. He has (as of 14 April 2020) made 79 appearances (78 in the colors of Ludogorets and one as a footballer of
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 ...
), trailing teammate Marcelinho who has 80 (all for Ludogorets). In May 2020, Dyakov extended his contract with the team. On 19 May 2021, Ludogorets announced that Dyakov would leave the club after almost ten years of service, offering him a position in the club administrative, but Dyakov showed a desire to play for one more season at another club, before retiring and joining Ludogorets' technical body.


Return to Pirin

In May 2021, Dyakov announced that he would join
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, the team where he started his career, which had just gotten promoted to the First League. He officially retired on 21 May 2022, when he played his last match against
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, when he was substituted in the 18th minute, his playing number for the most of his career.


International career

On 14 February 2012, Dyakov was called up to the
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squad, for their friendly fixture against
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. Two weeks later, he marked his international début at the age of 27, with an assist to a
Valeri Bojinov Valeri Emilov Bojinov ( bg, Валери Емилов Божинов, ; born 15 February 1986) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Throughout his career, Bojinov has played for seventeen different clubs during his ...
goal in the 1–1 draw at
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. On 11 September 2012, Dyakov was
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for a second
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in a
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qualifier against
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that was won 1–0 by Bulgaria. On 11 October 2013, he received a
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after being cautioned twice against the same opponent – Bulgaria lost the match held in
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2–1. On 7 February 2015, Dyakov captained his country in the 0–0 draw with
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in a non-official friendly match, as Ivelin Popov and Nikolay Bodurov were absent from the team.


Personal life

Dyakov is also enrolled as a student at the South-West University, where he is pursuing coaching studies.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Ludogorets * Bulgarian League (10): 2011–12,
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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,
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*
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: 2011–12, 2013–14 *
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:
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, 2014, 2018, 2019 Individual * Best midfielder in the league: 2013, 2014 *
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year Bulgarian Footballer of the Year ( bg, Футболист №1 на България, ''Futbolist №1 na Balgariya'') is an annual title awarded to the best Bulgarian association football player of the year. The award has been given since 1961, an ...
: second place 2014, 2016; third place 2013 *
Razgrad Razgrad ( bg, Разград ) is a city in Northeastern Bulgaria in the valley of the Beli Lom river that falls within the historical and geographical region of Ludogorie (Deliorman). It is an administrative center of Razgrad Province. Etymolog ...
Sportsman of the year: 2014


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyakov, Svetoslav 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Blagoevgrad Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Bulgaria under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players