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{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Metodiev|Zdravkov|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
 | name = Radoslav Zdravkov
 | image = Radoslav Zdravkov.JPG
 | caption = 
 | fullname = Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov
 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|30|df=y}}
 | birth_place = [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
 | height = 1.78 m
 | position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]]
 | currentclub = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] (scout)  
 | clubnumber = 
 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
 | years1 = 1973–1980 | clubs1 = [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]] | caps1 = 132 | goals1 = 33
 | years2 = 1980–1986 | clubs2 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] | caps2 = 165 | goals2 = 41
 | years3 = 1986–1989 | clubs3 = [[G.D. Chaves|Chaves]] | caps3 = 100 | goals3 = 43
 | years4 = 1989–1990 | clubs4 = [[S.C. Braga|Braga]] | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 1
 | years5 = 1990–1991 | clubs5 = [[F.C. Paços de Ferreira|Paços Ferreira]] | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 10
 | years6 = 1991–1992 | clubs6 = [[FC Felgueiras|Felgueiras]] | caps6 = | goals6 =
 | years7 = 1992–1993 | clubs7 = [[FC Yantra|Yantra Gabrovo]] | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 6
 | years8 = 1993–1994 | clubs8 = [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]] | caps8 = | goals8 =
 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = 
 | nationalyears1 = 1975–1988 | nationalteam1 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] | nationalcaps1 = 71 | nationalgoals1 = 11
 | manageryears1 = 1991–1992  | managerclubs1 = [[FC Felgueiras|Felgueiras]] ([[player-coach]])
 | manageryears2 = 1992–1993  | managerclubs2 = [[FC Yantra Gabrovo|Yantra Gabrovo]]
 | manageryears3 = 1993–1994  | managerclubs3 = [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]
 | manageryears4 = 1994–1995  | managerclubs4 = [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]]
 | manageryears5 = 1996       | managerclubs5 = [[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]
 | manageryears6 = 1997       | managerclubs6 = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
 | manageryears7 = 1998–1999  | managerclubs7 = [[FC Spartak Varna|Spartak Varna]]
 | manageryears8 = 1999–2000  | managerclubs8 = [[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More Varna]]
 | manageryears9 = 2000–2001  | managerclubs9 = [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]]
 | manageryears10 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs10 = [[FC Spartak Varna|Spartak Varna]]
 | manageryears11 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs11 = [[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe Stara Zagora]]
 | manageryears12 = 2008      | managerclubs12 = [[FC Spartak Varna|Spartak Varna]]
 | manageryears13 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs13 = [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II|Ludogorets Razgrad II]]
 | manageryears14 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs14 = [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]]
 | manageryears15 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs15 = [[FC CSKA 1948 Sofia|CSKA 1948 Sofia]] ([[Sporting director|sports director]])  
 | manageryears16 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs16 = [[FC Hebar Pazardzhik|Hebar Pazardzhik]] (assistant) 
 | manageryears17 = 2024–     | managerclubs17 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] (scout)                                     
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'''Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov''' ({{langx|bg|Радослав Meтoдиeв Здравков}}; born 30 July 1956) is a [[Bulgaria]]n retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]].

==Club career==
Zdravkov was born in [[Sofia]]. During his professional career, which spanned nearly 20 years, he represented [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]], [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]], [[Portugal]]'s [[G.D. Chaves]], [[S.C. Braga]], [[F.C. Paços de Ferreira]] and [[F.C. Felgueiras]] – after he had left the [[Iron Curtain]] at the age of 30 – [[FC Yantra]] and [[PFC Litex Lovech]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/onlineinterview/id_202168346|title=Онлайн интервю с Радослав Здравков|trans-title=Online interview with Radoslav Zdravkov|publisher=Topsport|language=bg|date=14 June 2010|access-date=31 August 2013}}</ref>

During his stay abroad he was known as ''Radi'', and he was instrumental in lowly Chaves' first ever [[1987–88 UEFA Cup|qualification]] to the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in the [[1986–87 Primeira Liga|1986–87 season]], as fifth. From 1992 onwards he worked as a full-time manager, going on to be in charge of several clubs, including [[PFC Spartak 1918|PFC Spartak Varna]] on three occasions.

==International career==
Zdravkov earned 71 [[Cap (sport)|caps]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Total International caps |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23350 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref> and scored eleven goals for the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]] during 13 years,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bulg-recintlp.html|title=Bulgaria – Record International Players|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]|author=Mamrud, Roberto|date=16 July 2009|access-date=28 August 2009}}</ref> and played at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] finals.<ref>{{FIFA player|60302}}</ref>

==National team statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Bulgarian national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|1975||2||0
|-
|1976||1||0
|-
|1977||2||0
|-
|1978||5||0
|-
|1979||5||0
|-
|1980||1||0
|-
|1981||8||3
|-
|1982||9||3
|-
|1983||10||1
|-
|1984||9||1
|-
|1985||12||3
|-
|1986||5||0
|-
|1988||2||0
|-
!Total||71||11
|}
Total caps and goals year by year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Total caps and goals year by year |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23350 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=20 March 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ForaDeJogo}}
*{{NFT player|21263}}
*{{Eu-Football.info|23350}}

{{Bulgaria Squad 1986 World Cup}}
{{Bulgarian Footballer of the Year |state=collapsed}}
{{PFC Litex Lovech managers}}
{{PFC Cherno More Varna managers}}
{{FC Hebar Pazardzhik squad}}

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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Sofia]]
[[Category:Bulgarian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players]]
[[Category:FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players]]
[[Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players]]
[[Category:FC Lovech players]]
[[Category:Primeira Liga players]]
[[Category:Liga Portugal 2 players]]
[[Category:Segunda Divisão players]]
[[Category:G.D. Chaves players]]
[[Category:S.C. Braga players]]
[[Category:F.C. Paços de Ferreira players]]
[[Category:F.C. Felgueiras players]]
[[Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal]]
[[Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal]]
[[Category:Bulgarian football managers]]
[[Category:PFC Litex Lovech managers]]
[[Category:FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia managers]]
[[Category:PFC Slavia Sofia managers]]
[[Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv managers]]
[[Category:FC Spartak Varna managers]]
[[Category:PFC Cherno More Varna managers]]
[[Category:PFC Beroe Stara Zagora managers]]
[[Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen]]