Radoslav Zdravkov
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov (Template:Langx; born 30 July 1956) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Zdravkov was born in Sofia. During his professional career, which spanned nearly 20 years, he represented Lokomotiv 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.[1]
During his stay abroad he was known as Radi, and he was instrumental in lowly Chaves' first ever qualification to the UEFA Cup in the 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 Varna on three occasions.
International career
Zdravkov earned 71 caps[2] and scored eleven goals for the Bulgaria national team during 13 years,[3] and played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.[4]
National team statistics
| 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.[5]
References
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External links
Template:Bulgaria Squad 1986 World Cup Template:Bulgarian Footballer of the Year Template:PFC Litex Lovech managers Template:PFC Cherno More Varna managers Template:FC Hebar Pazardzhik squad
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- Living people
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- Segunda Divisão players
- G.D. Chaves players
- S.C. Braga players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- F.C. Felgueiras players
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
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- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
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- FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia managers
- PFC Slavia Sofia managers
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- FC Spartak Varna managers
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- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora managers
- 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen