Georgi_Donkov
Georgi Donkov
Bulgarian footballer
Georgi Donkov (Bulgarian: Георги Донков; born 2 June 1970) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Dimitrov Donkov | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-06-02) 2 June 1970 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bulgaria (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1993 | Levski Sofia | 110 | (18) |
| 1993–1995 | Botev Plovdiv | 49 | (20) |
| 1995–1996 | CSKA Sofia | 22 | (5) |
| 1996–1998 | VfL Bochum | 53 | (13) |
| 1998–2001 | 1. FC Köln | 81 | (10) |
| 2002 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Enosis Paralimni | 13 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | SC Paderborn | 50 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | Waldhof Mannheim | 50 | (25) |
| 2007–2008 | FSV Oggersheim | 24 | (5) |
| Total | 458 | (110) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2000 | Bulgaria | 10 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Wacker Burghausen (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Wacker Burghausen (caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Wacker Burghausen | ||
| 2014 | VDV-Camp | ||
| 2015–2016 | SSV Reutlingen | ||
| 2016–2019 | Bulgaria (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Levski Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | SV Sandhausen (academy) | ||
| 2023– | Bulgaria (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In his career Donkov played for Levski Sofia, Botev Plovdiv and CSKA Sofia. He played also in Germany for VfL Bochum, 1. FC Köln, SC Paderborn 07, SV Waldhof Mannheim and FSV Oggersheim, in Switzerland with Neuchâtel Xamax, and in Cyprus for Enosis Paralimni.
Donkov was a member of the Bulgaria national team with which he participated at Euro 1996.[1]
Donkov started his coaching career in the summer 2010, where he was appointed assistant coach under manager Mario Basler at Wacker Burghausen.[2] On 14 May 2011, after manager Basler was fired, Donkov was named caretaker manager until the end of the season.[3] Donkov continued as assistant coach, after a manager was hired during the summer break. In May 2012, after Reinhard Stumpf was fired, Donkov was once again named caretaker manager until the end of the season[4] and later signed a permanent deal as the clubs new manager. Donkov was fired in September 2013.[5]
International goals
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Donkov goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 1996 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 March 2000 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Belarus | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
On 9 June 2010, Donkov was named as the new assistant coach of 3. Liga club SV Wacker Burghausen.[6] He became the assistant coach of his country's national football team in October 2016.
Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian A PFG: 1988, 1993
- Bulgarian Cup: 1991, 1992
- Cup of the Soviet Army: 1988
- "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- Wacker Burghausen mit neun Neuen zum Trainingsauftakt, ovb-online.de, 16 June 2010
- Burghausen setzt Basler vor die Tür, Burghausen setzt Basler vor die Tür], kicker.de, 14 May 2011
- Wacker Burghausen: Trainer Stumpf geht – Donkov übernimmt, liga3-online.de, 7 May 2012
- Trainer Georgi Donkov entlassen, reviersport.de, 5 September 2013
- "Georgi Donkov wird neuer Co-Trainer". SV Wacker Burgbausen. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- Georgi Donkov at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info