Chavdar Yankov

Chavdar Yankov

Personal information
Full name	Chavdar Yankov
Date of birth	29 March 1984 (1984-03-29)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Metalurh Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2005	Slavia Sofia	71	(12)
2005–2009	Hannover 96	66	(6)
2009	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	12	(1)
2010–	Metalurh Donetsk	17	(0)
2010–2011	→ Rostov (loan)	25	(2)
National team‡
2003–	Bulgaria	50	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:19, 13 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 22, 2011

Chavdar Yankov (Bulgarian: Чавдар Янков) (born 29 March 1984) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for FC Metalurh Donetsk. 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.

Club career

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 2001–2002 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. In summer 2009, he was loaned to MSV Duisburg. Six months later, he left Duisburg and signed for Metalurh Donetsk. The player has signed a contract until June 2011.

International career

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. As of October 2010, the midfielder has 31 matches and 5 goals for the national team. On 12 October 2010, in the absence of Stilian Petrov, he captained the side for the first time in the 2:0 win against Saudi Arabia in a friendly match.

International goals

Chavdar Yankov: International Goals

#	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.

External links

• Chavdar Yankov at National-Football-Teams.com