Ayan Sadakov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Faikov and the family name is Sadakov.
Ayan Sadakov
Sadakov in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ayan Faikov Sadakov
Date of birth (1961-09-26)26 September 1961
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death 1 July 2017(2017-07-01) (aged 55)
Place of death Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1989 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 320 (111)
1989–1991 Belenenses 48 (9)
1992–1993 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 31 (6)
1994–1996 Botev Plovdiv 20 (2)
Total 419 (127)
International career
1981–1991 Bulgaria 80 (9)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2008–2009 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayan Faikov Sadakov (Bulgarian: Аян Фаиков Садъков) (26 September 1961 – 1 July 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer and a key member of the Bulgarian national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Sadakov began his club career at the local Lokomotiv Plovdiv. For "The Smurfs" he played eleven seasons, before transferring to Portugal's C.F. Os Belenenses in 1989. Two years later he return in Lokomotiv and played two years, before signed with Botev Plovdiv in summer 1994.

International

Sadakov made 80 appearances for Bulgaria, between 1981 and 1991 and scored 9 goals.[1] He played in four matches for his country at 1986 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Coaching career

Sadakov had been appointed on September 29, 2008 as a manager of Lokomotiv Plovdiv a second time to replace Dragan Kanatlarovski.

Personal life

In 2014, Sadakov announced he was diagnosed with ALS.[3] He died on 1 July 2017, aged 55.[4]

Honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  2. ^ Anyo Sadkov – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ Interview with Sadakov Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine in Bulgarian
  4. ^ "Тъжна вест! Почина легендарният Аян Садъков" (in Bulgarian). Gol.bg. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.