{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Georgi Slavkov | caption = | fullname = Georgi Georgiev Slavkov | height = | birth_date = {{birth date|1958|04|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Musomishta, Bulgaria | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|01|21|1958|04|11|df=yes}} | death_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria | position = Forward | youthyears1 = 1972–1973 | youthclubs1 = Trakia Stamboliyski | youthyears2 = 1973–1976 | youthclubs2 = Trakia Plovdiv | years1 = 1976–1982 | clubs1 = Trakia Plovdiv | caps1 = 112 | goals1 = 61 | years2 = 1980 | clubs2 = → CSKA Sofia (loan) | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 1982–1986 | clubs3 = CSKA Sofia | caps3 = 92 | goals3 = 43 | years4 = 1986–1987 | clubs4 = Saint-Étienne | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1987–1992 | clubs5 = Chaves | caps5 = 89 | goals5 = 15 | years6 = 1992–1993 | clubs6 = Botev Plovdiv | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = 323 | totalgoals = 124 | nationalyears1 = 1978–1984 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps1 = 30 | nationalgoals1 = 12 }} '''Georgi Georgiev Slavkov''' ({{langx|bg|Георги Георгиев Славков}}; April 11, 1958 – January 21, 2014) was a Bulgarian football player who played as a forward. Slavkov played for Trakia Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Saint-Étienne and Chaves. He also gained 30 Bulgarian caps between 1978 and 1984, scoring 12 goals.
==Career== Slavkov began his career as a youth player with Trakia Stamboliyski, before joining Trakia Plovdiv in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bultras.com/novini-za-botev/legendite/georgi-slavkov|publisher=bultras.com|title=Georgi Slavkov|language=bg}}</ref>
Slavkov scored 61 goals in 112 games for Trakia between 1976 and 1982. During the 1980–81 season, he scored 31 league goals in 23 league games, becoming A PFG top goal-scorer and winning the European Golden Shoe.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Arotaritei, Sorin |author2=Di Maggio, Roberto |author3=Stokkermans, Karel |title=Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gboot.html|date=2008-11-07|website=RSSSF |access-date=2009-10-06}}</ref>
With CSKA Sofia he played between 1982 and 1986, scoring 48 goals. Then he was transferred to the French club AS Saint-Étienne. He finished his career in Portugal in 1992.
In his career Slavkov participated in 4 Plovdiv Derby matches, scoring one goal, as well as 7 Eternal Derby encounters, netting once.
Between 1978 and 1984, he won 30 caps for Bulgaria and scored 11 goals.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Bulgaria - Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bulg-recintlp.html|date=2009-07-16|website=RSSSF|access-date=2009-10-06}}</ref>
Slavkov died suddenly on Jan 21, 2014 in Plovdiv after suffering a heart attack at the age of 55.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=455299 |title=Slavkov recordado |trans-title=Slavkov remembered |work=A Bola |language=pt |date=22 January 2014 |access-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131083022/http://abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=455299 |archive-date=31 January 2014 }}</ref>
==Honours== ===Club=== ;Botev Plovdiv * Bulgarian Cup: 1980–81
;CSKA Sofia * A Group (2): 1979–80, 1982–83 * Bulgarian Cup: 1984–85 * Cup of the Soviet Army (2): 1984–85, 1985–86
=== Individual === * A Group Top Scorer: 1980–81 <small>(31 goals)</small> * European Golden Shoe: 1981
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT|21281<!-- /Georgi_Slavkov -->}}
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