Georgi Slavkov

Georgi Georgiev Slavkov (Bulgarian: Георги Георгиев Славков; April 11, 1958 – January 21, 2014) was a Bulgarian football player who played as a forward. Slavkov played for Trakia Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Saint-Étienne and Chaves. He also gained 30 Bulgarian caps between 1978 and 1984, scoring 12 goals.

Georgi Slavkov

Personal information
Full name	Georgi Georgiev Slavkov
Date of birth	(1958-04-11)11 April 1958
Place of birth	Musomishta, Bulgaria
Date of death	21 January 2014(2014-01-21) (aged 55)
Place of death	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1972–1973	Trakia Stamboliyski
1973–1976	Trakia Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1982	Trakia Plovdiv	112	(61)
1980	→ CSKA Sofia (loan)	9	(5)
1982–1986	CSKA Sofia	92	(43)
1986–1987	Saint-Étienne	16	(0)
1987–1992	Chaves	89	(15)
1992–1993	Botev Plovdiv	5	(0)
Total		323	(124)
International career
1978–1984	Bulgaria	30	(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Slavkov began his career as a youth player with Trakia Stamboliyski, before joining Trakia Plovdiv in 1973.^[1]

Slavkov scored 61 goals in 112 games for Trakia between 1976 and 1982. During the 1980–81 season, he scored 31 league goals in 23 league games, becoming A PFG top goal-scorer and winning the European Golden Shoe.^[2]

With CSKA Sofia he played between 1982 and 1986, scoring 48 goals. Then he was transferred to the French club AS Saint-Étienne. He finished his career in Portugal in 1992.

In his career Slavkov participated in 4 Plovdiv Derby matches, scoring one goal, as well as 7 Eternal Derby encounters, netting once.

Between 1978 and 1984, he won 30 caps for Bulgaria and scored 11 goals.^[3]

Slavkov died suddenly on Jan 21, 2014 in Plovdiv after suffering a heart attack at the age of 55.^[4]

Honours

Club

Botev Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup: 1980–81

CSKA Sofia

• A Group (2): 1979–80, 1982–83
• Bulgarian Cup: 1984–85
• Cup of the Soviet Army (2): 1984–85, 1985–86

Individual

• A Group Top Scorer: 1980–81 (31 goals)
• European Golden Shoe: 1981