Chavdar Yankov

Chavdar Yankov (Bulgarian: Чавдар Янков; born 29 March 1984) is a Bulgarian retired footballer. He played as a midfielder.

Chavdar Yankov
Yankov with Rostov in 2010
Personal information
Full name Chavdar Kirilov Yankov[1]
Date of birth (1984-03-29) 29 March 1984
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Slavia Sofia 71 (12)
2005–2009 Hannover 96 66 (6)
2009 → MSV Duisburg (loan) 12 (1)
2010–2012 Metalurh Donetsk 18 (0)
2010–2011 → Rostov (loan) 25 (2)
2012–2014 Slavia Sofia 45 (6)
Total 235 (27)
International career
2003–2011 Bulgaria 48 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Yankov began his football career as a youth at Slavia Sofia. He made his debut in professional football on 7 September 2001, in a 0–1 loss against Lokomotiv Sofia. In the 2001–02 season, Yankov played in seven matches for Slavia. He started to make his name two years later when he scored six goals in 30 league games and was called to the Bulgarian national team by then coach Hristo Stoichkov.

In summer 2005, Yankov moved to German Bundesliga side Hannover 96, initially on a loan, but made permanent in summer 2007 for a fee of around €1.30 million. In summer 2009, he was loaned to MSV Duisburg.[2]

On 8 January 2010, Yankov joined Ukrainian Premier League club Metalurh Donetsk on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3][4] On 13 August 2010, Yankov was loaned out to Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[5]

In July 2012, Yankov signed as a free agent for his boyhood club Slavia Sofia on a one-year contract.[6]

Yankov retired in 2014 at the age of 30, due to an injury.[7]

International career

Yankov made his debut for Bulgaria in 2004. On 13 October 2004, he scored his first goal for Bulgaria in a 4–1 win against Malta as part of the World Cup 2006 qualification campaign. On 12 October 2010, in the absence of Stilian Petrov, he captained the side for the first time in the 2–0 win against Saudi Arabia in a friendly match.

From 2004 to 2011, Yankov made a total of 48 appearances for his country, scoring 5 goals.[1]

International goals
Chavdar Yankov: International Goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2004Sofia, Bulgaria Malta4–14–1World Cup 2006 Qual.
2.12 November 2005Sofia, Bulgaria Georgia1–06–2Friendly
3.12 November 2005Sofia, Bulgaria Georgia2–06–2Friendly
4.6 February 2007Larnaca, Cyprus Latvia2–0WinFriendly
5.6 June 2007Sofia, Bulgaria Belarus2–12–1UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.

References
  1. "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. "Die Bundesliga rüstet auf" (in German). DFL. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  3. "Metalurg sign midfielder Yankov". fourfourtwo.com. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. Richter, Thorsten (9 January 2010). ""Zum Glück keine Kosten mehr"". RevierSport (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. "Чавдар Янков премина под наем в Ростов" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  6. "Чавдар Янков се завърна в Славия" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  7. Чавдар Янков: Боли ме, че на 30 спрях с футбола
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.