Anatoli Aleksandrov Nankov (Bulgarian: Анатоли Александров Нанков; born 15 July 1969) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anatoli Aleksandrov Nankov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Oresh, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Akademik Svishtov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Dunav Ruse | 63 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | Slavia Sofia | 27 | (2) |
| 1990–1997 | CSKA Sofia | 149 | (11) |
| 1997–2000 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 52 | (2) |
| 1998 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Spartak Varna | 44 | (3) |
| 2002 | → Chengdu Blades (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | GKS Katowice | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Minyor Bobov dol | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 359 | (47) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Bulgaria | 17 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
| 2007–2008 | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Ahli (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2011 | ENPPI Club (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2015 | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | CSKA Sofia (interim) | ||
| 2015 | El Ittihad Alexandria (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | FC Atyrau (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2020 | FC Kaisar (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Strumska Slava | ||
| 2024– | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Nankov spent most of his career playing in the Bulgarian A PFG, but also had a spell with GKS Katowice.[1] On 23 July 1997, Nankov was involved in arguably one of the most dramatic matches in CSKA Sofia's recent history, scoring twice to give his team a 3:1 away lead against Romanian side FC Steaua București in the first leg of a Champions League preliminary phase match, but was ultimately sent off and the Romanians succeeded in bringing the score to 3:3. CSKA Sofia were eliminated from the competition after suffering a 0:2 home defeat in the return leg, for which Nankov was ineligible to play.[2]
He has been capped 17 times for the Bulgaria national team, scoring 1 goal, and played two games at the 1998 World Cup, receiving a red card in the first match against Paraguay, which ended in a scoreless draw.
He acted as manager of Hebar Pazardzhik in 2005[3] and was later employed as the assistant manager to Stoycho Mladenov at CSKA Sofia until March 2015.[4] Following Mladenov's resignation, Nankov was head coach of the "redmen" in one match – a 0:0 draw with Beroe.
References
External links
- Anatoli Nankov at National-Football-Teams.com