Radoslav Zdravkov

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Radoslav Zdravkov
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Personal information
Full name Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov
Date of birth (1956-07-30) 30 July 1956 (age 69)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1980 Lokomotiv Sofia 132 (33)
1980–1986 CSKA Sofia 165 (41)
1986–1989 Chaves 100 (43)
1989–1990 Braga 21 (1)
1990–1991 Paços Ferreira 29 (10)
1991–1992 Felgueiras
1992–1993 Yantra Gabrovo 15 (6)
1993–1994 Litex Lovech
International career
1975–1988 Bulgaria 71 (11)
Managerial career
1991–1992 Felgueiras (player-coach)
1992–1993 Yantra Gabrovo
1993–1994 Litex Lovech
1994–1995 Lokomotiv Sofia
1996 Slavia Sofia
1997 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1998–1999 Spartak Varna
1999–2000 Cherno More Varna
2000–2001 Lokomotiv Sofia
2004–2005 Spartak Varna
2007–2008 Beroe Stara Zagora
2008 Spartak Varna
2017–2019 Ludogorets Razgrad II
2019–2020 Lokomotiv Sofia
2021–2022 CSKA 1948 Sofia (sports director)
2023–2024 Hebar Pazardzhik (assistant)
2024–2025 CSKA Sofia (scout)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov (Bulgarian: Радослав Meтoдиeв Здравков; born 30 July 1956) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

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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

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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

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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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  • Radoslav Zdravkov at EU-Football.info