Svetoslav Dyakov

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Atanasov and the family name is Dyakov.
Svetoslav Dyakov
Dyakov in 2019
Personal information
Full name Svetoslav Atanasov Dyakov
Date of birth (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ludogorets Razgrad (assistant)
Youth career
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Pirin Blagoevgrad 73 (2)
2005–2008 Pirin 1922 62 (9)
2008–2011 Lokomotiv Sofia 79 (2)
2011–2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 242 (7)
2015–2021 Ludogorets Razgrad II 4 (0)
2021–2022 Pirin Blagoevgrad 24 (0)
Total 484 (20)
International career‡
2004–2005 Bulgaria U21 2 (0)
2012–2017 Bulgaria 36 (0)
Managerial career
2022 Pirin Blagoevgrad (caretaker)
2022– Ludogorets Razgrad (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Svetoslav Dyakov (

Bulgarian professional retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and now a manager, who currently works as assistant manager for Ludogorets Razgrad.[1] He was the club captain of Ludogorets Razgrad
and, between 2015 and 2017, was the captain of the national team as well.

Career

Born in

Pirin. In 2005, he signed with Pirin 1922
.

Lokomotiv Sofia

On 18 June 2008, Dyakov became

2008–09
season without scoring.

His first goal came in a 3–0 home win against

Sliven 2000
on 6 November 2010. During his three years at Lokomotiv, Dyakov made 79 appearances, scoring two goals.

Ludogorets Razgrad

Dyakov playing for Ludogorets in 2011

After his contract with Lokomotiv expired, Dyakov joined

A Group title winner's medal. He also won for first time in his career Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Supercup
.

On 18 June 2013, Dyakov was appointed the club captain of Ludogorets for the

Lokomotiv Sofia), trailing teammate Marcelinho who has 80 (all for Ludogorets).[7] In May 2020, Dyakov extended his contract with the team.[8]

On 19 May 2021, Ludogorets announced that Dyakov would leave the club after almost ten years of service, offering him a position in the club administrative, but Dyakov showed a desire to play for one more season at another club, before retiring and joining Ludogorets' technical body.[9]

Return to Pirin

In May 2021, Dyakov announced that he would join

Pirin, the team where he started his career, which had just gotten promoted to the First League.[10][11] He officially retired on 21 May 2022, when he played his last match against Botev Vratsa, when he was substituted in the 18th minute, his playing number for the most of his career.[12]

International career

On 14 February 2012, Dyakov was called up to the

2014 World Cup qualifier against Armenia that was won 1–0 by Bulgaria.[15] On 11 October 2013, he received a red card after being cautioned twice against the same opponent – Bulgaria lost the match held in Yerevan 2–1.[16] On 7 February 2015, Dyakov captained his country in the 0–0 draw with Romania in a non-official friendly match, as Ivelin Popov and Nikolay Bodurov were absent from the team.[17]

Personal life

Dyakov is also enrolled as a student at the South-West University, where he is pursuing coaching studies.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup / Supercup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pirin
 2002–03 20 1 2 1 – 22 2
2003–04 24 1 3 0 – 27 1
2004–05 29 0 1 0 – 30 0
Total 73 2 6 1 – 79 3
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2005–06 12 1 1 0 – 13 1
2006–07 23 5 2 1 – 25 6
2007–08 27 3 2 0 – 29 3
Total 62 9 5 1 – 67 10
Lokomotiv Sofia
 2008–09 25 0 1 0 1 0 27 0
2009–10 27 0 2 0 – 29 0
2010–11 27 2 1 0 – 28 2
Total 79 2 4 0 1 0 84 2
Ludogorets Razgrad 2011–12 29 1 4 0 – 33 1
2012–13 28 3 0 0 2 0 30 3
2013–14 22 2 4 1 14 1 40 4
2014–15 24 0 5 1 11 0 40 1
2015–16 26 0 1 0 2 0 29 0
2016–17 22 1 3 0 14 0 39 1
2017–18 23 0 2 0 12 1 37 1
2018–19 30 0 3 0 14 0 47 0
2019–20 22 0 3 0 9 0 34 0
2020–21 19 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Total 242 7 27 2 78 2 350 11
Career total 456 20 42 4 79 2 580 26

International

As of 12 November 2017

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2012 8 0
2013 7 0
2014 6 0
2015 6 0
2016 8 0
2017 1 0
Total 36 0

Honours

Ludogorets

Individual

References

  1. guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original
    on 30 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Локо (Сф) привлече Дяков" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Светльо Дяков официално за две години в Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Съни Дяков е новият капитан на Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Светослав Дяков най-добър халф" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 19 December 2013.
  6. ^ ""Лудогорец" загуби в Цюрих с гол в края на мача" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Постижения и рекорди на Лудогорец в евротурнирите" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  8. ^ Yanev, Ivaylo (18 May 2020). "Лудогорец преподписа с капитана си" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. ^ Лудогорец изпраща Моци и Дяков преди първия евромач
  10. ^ Дяков: Връщам се в Пирин
  11. ^ Дяков се завърна в Пирин!
  12. ^ Светослав Дяков напусна терена под аплодисментите на феновете
  13. ^ "Bulgaria's Petrovs Out of Squad for Hungary Friendly". thebulgariannews.com. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Лудогорец с асистенция за ремито на националите с Унгария" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  15. ^ "България мечтае след голяма драма (видео)". vipzona.bg. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  16. ^ "Адио, Рио! Националите не издържаха в Армения" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Петев се произнесе: Съни ще е капитан! "В един колектив трябва да има дисциплина, за да има и резултати" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg (citing 7 dni sport). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Светослав Дяков вече е студент в Благоевград" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Иван Иванов е футболист на годината" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  20. ^ a b Dimitrov, Ivaylo (17 February 2015). "Владислав Стоянов е най-добрият български футболист за 2014 година! Лудогорци обраха почти всички индивидуални награди" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  21. ^ "Избраха Светльо Дяков за "Спортист на годината" на Разград, футболист е победител за трети път в тази класация" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Svetoslav_Dyakov&oldid=1209060621"