Zlatko Yankov

Zlatko Yankov

Personal information
Full name	Zlatko Georgiev Yankov
Date of birth	(1966-06-07) 7 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Burgas, Bulgaria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1987	Naftex Burgas	105	(13)
1987–1990	Chernomorets Burgas	89	(4)
1990–1992	Levski Sofia	58	(3)
1992	Real Valladolid	6	(1)
1992–1995	Levski Sofia	70	(14)
1995–1996	KFC Uerdingen	15	(1)
1996–1998	Beşiktaş	61	(3)
1998	Adanaspor	7	(1)
1999	Naftex Burgas	13	(1)
1999	Lokomotiv Sofia	7	(0)
2000	Vanspor	6	(1)
2000	Gençlerbirliği	9	(1)
2000–2001	Chernomorets Burgas	15	(3)
2001–2002	Naftex Burgas	24	(1)
Total		486	(49)
International career
1990–1999	Bulgaria	80	(4)
Managerial career
2005–2006	Chernomorets Burgas (managing director)
2008–2010	Chernomorets Burgas (sporting director)
2011–2012	Chernomorets Burgas (sporting director)
2014	Neftochimic Burgas
2014	Spartak Varna
2014	Vereya (assistant)
2017	Sivasspor (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zlatko Georgiev Yankov (Bulgarian: Златко Георгиев Янков; born 7 June 1966) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.

Yankov was capped 79 times and scored four goals for the Bulgaria national team between 1986 and 1999. He played eight games wearing the no.6 shirt at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998, and he was also in the Bulgarian Euro 1996 squad.^[1]

Levski Sofia Zlatko Yankov was the Bulgarian player who gave the last pass to Yordan Letchkov for Bulgaria's second winning goal against world champions Germany during their clash in the 1994 World Cup quarterfinals. At club level, he was part of the famous Levski team from the 1990s, which eliminated Scottish club Glasgow Rangers in 1993. His nickname is "Фара" (The Lighthouse).^[2]

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yankov goal.^[3][4]

List of international goals scored by Zlatko Yankov

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 October 1991	Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	San Marino	3–0	4–0	Euro 1992 qualifier
2	28 April 1993	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Finland	2–0	2–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
3	15 April 1994	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Oman	1–1	1–1	Friendly match
4	28 April 1994	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	1–1	2–2	Friendly match

Levski Sofia

• A Group: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Bulgarian Cup: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94

Beşiktaş

• Turkish Cup: 1997–98
• Turkish Super Cup: 1998^[5]

Bulgaria

• FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1994

• Profile at LevskiSofia.info