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| Chavdar Yankov | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 March 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91â„2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Metalurh Donetsk | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2005 2005–2009 2009 2010– |
Slavia Sofia Hannover 96 MSV Duisburg (loan) Metalurh Donetsk |
80 (12) 58 (6) 5 (1) 3 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004- | Bulgaria | 27 (5) |
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Chavdar Yankov (Bulgarian: Чавдар Янков) (born 29 March 1984) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Metalurh Donetsk[1]. He is known for his passing, aerial ability and tackling. He is a central midfielder who plays in the holding midfield role or as an attacking midfielder. Despite often being used in a defensive position he is mainly an attacking player.
As a youngster, Yankov supported Real Madrid and modelled himself on Zinedine Zidane and Edgar Davids. His nickname is Chack.
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The midfielder began his football career as a youth at Slavia Sofia. He making his debut in professional football on 7 September 2001, in a 0-1 loss from Lokomotiv Sofia. In the 20014-2002 season, Yankov played in seven matches for Slavia. He started to make his name two years later when he scored six goals in 30 league games and was called to the Bulgaria national football team by then coach Hristo Stoichkov. In Slavia Yankov played together with Blagoy Georgiev and Dimitar Rangelov. In summer 2005, Yankov moved to German Bundesliga side Hannover 96, initially on a loan, but made permanent in summer 2007 for a fee of around €1.30 million. After as Hannover 96 win a friendly match against Real Madrid with 3-0 on 1 August 2007 in the Germany media wrote: "Many ideas, much dynamics and elegance. He was the motor for your team. This is Chavdar Yankov".[citation needed] In summer 2009, he was loaned to MSV Duisburg.[2] Six months later, he left Duisburg and signed for Metalurh Donetsk.[3] The player has signed a contract until June 2011.
| Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Slavia Sofia |  Bulgaria |
1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Slavia Sofia | Bulgaria |
1 | 18 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Slavia Sofia | Bulgaria |
1 | 30 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | Slavia Sofia | Bulgaria |
1 | 25 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | Hannover 96 |  Germany |
1 | 21 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | Hannover 96 | Germany |
1 | 29 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | Hannover 96 | Germany |
1 | 8 | 0 |
Yankov made his debut for Bulgaria in 2004 after the participation on the team in 2004 European Football Championship. On 13 October 2004, Yankov scored his first goal for Bulgaria in a World Cup 2006 qualifying match against Malta. He scored a goal in the 87th minute. The result of the match was a 4–1 win for Bulgaria. At 1 November 2008, the midfielder has 24 matches and 5 goals for the national team.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 October 2004 | Sofia, Bulgaria |  Malta |
4-1 | 4-1 | World Cup 2006 Qual. |
| 2. | 12 November 2005 | Sofia, Bulgaria |  Georgia |
1-0 | 6-2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 12 November 2005 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Georgia |
2-0 | 6-2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 6 February 2007 | Larnaca, Cyprus |  Latvia |
2-0 | Win | Friendly |
| 5. | 6 June 2007 | Sofia, Bulgaria |  Belarus |
2-1 | 2-1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
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