Zlatko Georgiev Yankov (Bulgarian: Златко Георгиев Янков; born 7 June 1966) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.

Zlatko Yankov
Personal information
Full name Zlatko Georgiev Yankov
Date of birth (1966-06-07) 7 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Burgas, Bulgaria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Naftex Burgas 105 (13)
1987–1990 Chernomorets Burgas 89 (4)
1990–1992 Levski Sofia 58 (3)
1992 Real Valladolid 6 (1)
1992–1995 Levski Sofia 70 (14)
1995–1996 KFC Uerdingen 15 (1)
1996–1998 Beşiktaş 61 (3)
1998 Adanaspor 7 (1)
1999 Naftex Burgas 13 (1)
1999 Lokomotiv Sofia 7 (0)
2000 Vanspor 6 (1)
2000 Gençlerbirliği 9 (1)
2000–2001 Chernomorets Burgas 15 (3)
2001–2002 Naftex Burgas 24 (1)
Total 486 (49)
International career
1990–1999 Bulgaria 80 (4)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Chernomorets Burgas (managing director)
2008–2010 Chernomorets Burgas (sporting director)
2011–2012 Chernomorets Burgas (sporting director)
2014 Neftochimic Burgas
2014 Spartak Varna
2014 Vereya (assistant)
2017 Sivasspor (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Yankov was capped 79 times and scored four goals for the Bulgaria national team between 1986 and 1999. He played eight games wearing the no.6 shirt at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998, and he was also in the Bulgarian Euro 1996 squad.[1]

Levski Sofia Zlatko Yankov was the Bulgarian player who gave the last pass to Yordan Letchkov for Bulgaria's second winning goal against world champions Germany during their clash in the 1994 World Cup quarterfinals. At club level, he was part of the famous Levski team from the 1990s, which eliminated Scottish club Glasgow Rangers in 1993. His nickname is "Фара" (The Lighthouse).[2]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yankov goal.[3][4]
List of international goals scored by Zlatko Yankov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 1991 Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   San Marino 3–0 4–0 Euro 1992 qualifier
2 28 April 1993 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   Finland 2–0 2–0 1994 World Cup qualifier
3 15 April 1994 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman   Oman 1–1 1–1 Friendly match
4 28 April 1994 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait   Kuwait 1–1 2–2 Friendly match

Honours

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Levski Sofia

Beşiktaş

Bulgaria

References

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  1. ^ Zlatko Yankov - International Appearances Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Златко Янков на 50: oще ме е яд, че не фаулирах Баджо през 94-та". sportal.bg. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Zlatko Yankov - matches and goals for Bulgaria". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ Todorov, Nayden (20 June 2009). "Наско и Мъри стават блъфьори преди САЩ'94". 24chasa.bg. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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