Andrey Zhelyazkov

Andrey Zhelyazkov

Personal information
Full name	Andrey Zhelyazkov
Date of birth	July 9, 1952 (1952-07-09)
Place of birth	Radnevo, Bulgaria
Playing position	Midfielder (retired)
Youth career
1960–1969	Minyor Radnevo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1969–1971	Minyor Radnevo	58	(21)
1971–1981	Slavia Sofia	293	(124)
1981–1984	Feyenoord	76	(30)
1984–1985	Slavia Sofia	23	(6)
1985–1986	RC Strasbourg	33	(1)
1986–1987	Beerschot	32	(1)
1988–1989	Slavia Sofia	22	(4)
National team
1974–1986	Bulgaria	54	(14)
Teams managed
1992–1997	Levski Sofia
1997–2004	Player's Agent
2004–	Feyenoord (scout)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Andrey Zhelyazkov (Bulgarian: Андрей Желязков; born July 9, 1952, in Radnevo) is a former Bulgarian football player in midfielder role.

He played in his home country for Minyor Radnevo and Slavia Sofia, in the Netherlands for Feyenoord, in France with RC Strasbourg, in Belgium for Beerschot, and for the Bulgaria national football team. He participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. With Feyenoord he won the double in 1984 playing alongside the likes of Johan Cruijff and Ruud Gullit. With Slavia he won the Bulgarian Cup in 1975 and 1980 and reached the final twice more in 1972 and 1981. He hold Slavia's record for both most caps with 338 and most goals 136.

External links

• Andrey Zhelyazkov at National-Football-Teams.com

Awards
Preceded by Atanas Mihaylov	Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1980	Succeeded by Georgi Velinov