 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 | 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 aBulgarianfootballer and a key member of theBulgarian national team in the1986 FIFA World Cup.
Sadakov began his club career at the localLokomotiv Plovdiv. For "The Smurfs" he played eleven seasons, before transferring toPortugal'sC.F. Os Belenenses in 1989. Two years later he return in Lokomotiv and played two years, before signed withBotev Plovdiv in summer 1994.
Sadakov made 80 appearances for Bulgaria, between 1981 and 1991 and scored 9 goals.[1] He played in four matches for his country at1986 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Sadakov had been appointed on September 29, 2008 as a manager ofLokomotiv Plovdiv a second time to replaceDragan Kanatlarovski.
In 2014, Sadakov announced he was diagnosed withALS.[3] He died on 1 July 2017, aged 55.[4]
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