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Andrey Zhelyazkov

1952 - Today

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Andrey Kolev Zhelyazkov (Bulgarian: Андрей Колев Желязков; born 9 July 1952 in Radnevo) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward. He spent 12 years of his career playing for Slavia Sofia and is the club's all-time top goalscorer in the A Group with 136 goals. Zhelyazkov is also the most capped player in the history of the club with 338 league appearances. He participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrey Zhelyazkov is the 5,338th most popular soccer player (up from 5,371st in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 265th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Andrey Zhelyazkov ranks 5,338 out of 21,273. Before him are Munir El Haddadi, Daniel Xuereb, Marco Amelia, Marcos Paulo, Takeshi Okamoto, and Walter Corbo. After him are Hany Ramzy, Eren Derdiyok, Francesco Coco, Alex Stepney, Ippei Saga, and Steve Bruce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Andrey Zhelyazkov ranks 580. Before him are Michael O'Hare, Arkadiusz Godel, Javier Cárdenas, Sherrod Brown, David Garrison, and Keith Szarabajka. After him are Pier Paolo Bianchi, Parker Stevenson, Saufatu Sopoanga, Philippe Kahn, Andy Fraser, and Touriya Jabrane.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Andrey Zhelyazkov ranks 254 out of 415. Before him are Nasko Sirakov (1962), Kliment of Tarnovo (1841), Georgi Naydenov (1931), Ivan Zafirov (1947), Tsetska Tsacheva (1958), and Stefan Sofiyanski (1951). After him are Kiril Rakarov (1932), Atanas Mihaylov (1949), Vasil Metodiev (1935), Khristo Markov (1965), Todor Diev (1934), and Halil Mutlu (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Andrey Zhelyazkov ranks 36. Before him are Aleksandar Kostov (1938), Asparuh Nikodimov (1945), Martin Petrov (1979), Nasko Sirakov (1962), Georgi Naydenov (1931), and Ivan Zafirov (1947). After him are Kiril Rakarov (1932), Vasil Metodiev (1935), Todor Diev (1934), Borislav Mikhailov (1963), Basri Dirimlili (1929), and Rumyancho Goranov (1950).

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