Zlatko Yankov
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Zlatko Georgiev Yankov (Template:Langx; born 7 June 1966) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.
Career
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
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yankov goal.[3][4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 1991 | Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = San Marino | flag alias = Flag of San Marino.svg | flag alias-1465 = Old Flag of San Marino.svg | flag alias-1862 = Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg | flag alias-civil = Flag of San Marino (civil).svg | link alias-army = Sammarinese Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = 1862
}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Euro 1992 qualifier | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 28 April 1993 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Finland | flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg | flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg | flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg | flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg | flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg | flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg | flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg | border-naval-1918 = | flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg | border-naval-1920 = | link alias-naval = Finnish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg | link alias-navy = Finnish Navy | link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force | flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg | link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces | flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg | link alias-army = Finnish Army | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1994 World Cup qualifier |
| 3 | 15 April 1994 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Oman | flag alias = Flag of Oman.svg | flag alias-1970 = Old Flag of Oman.svg | link alias-military = Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Navy of Oman | flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-air force=Royal Air Force of Oman | flag alias-army = Royal Army of Oman Flag.svg | link alias-army = Royal Army of Oman | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Navy of Oman | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = 1970
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly match | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 28 April 1994 | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Kuwait | flag alias = Flag of Kuwait.svg | flag alias-1844 = Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg | flag alias-1914 = Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg | flag alias-1921 = Flag of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg | flag alias-1940 = Flag of Kuwait (1940-1961).svg | flag alias-naval-1956 = Maritime Ensign of Kuwait 1956-1961.svg | flag alias-republic-1990 = Flag of Kuwait.svg | size = | name = | altvar = football | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly match |
Honours
Levski Sofia
Beşiktaş
- Turkish Cup: 1997–98
- Turkish Super Cup: 1998[5]
Bulgaria
- FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1994
References
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External links
Template:Bulgaria Squad 1994 World Cup Template:Bulgaria Squad 1996 UEFA Euro Template:Bulgaria Squad 1998 World Cup Template:Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub
- Pages with script errors
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- Real Valladolid players
- La Liga players
- PFC Naftex Burgas players
- FC Chernomorets Burgas players
- KFC Uerdingen 05 players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
- Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- Adanaspor footballers
- Vanspor footballers
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Süper Lig players
- Bundesliga players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Footballers from Burgas
- 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen