Zlatko Yankov
Personal information
Full name Zlatko Georgiev Yankov
Date of birth (1966-06-07) 7 June 1966
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 Neftochimic 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 Neftochimic 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

Zlatko Georgiev Yankov (Bulgarian: Златко Георгиев Янков; born 7 June 1966) is a Bulgarian footballer 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]
List of international goals scored by Zlatko Yankov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 October 1991Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria San Marino3–04–0Euro 1992 qualifier
228 April 1993Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Finland2–02–01994 World Cup qualifier
315 April 1994Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman1–11–1Friendly match
428 April 1994Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait1–12–2Friendly match

Honours

Levski Sofia

Beşiktaş

Bulgaria

References

  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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