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Career & Clubs
Zhelyazkov played in his home country for Minyor Radnevo and Slavia Sofia, in the Netherlands for Feyenoord, in France with RC Strasbourg, in Belgium for Beerschot, and for the Bulgaria national football team. With Slavia he won the Bulgarian Cup in 1975 and 1980 and reached the final twice more in 1972 and 1981. He hold Slavia's record for both most caps with 338 and most goals 136.
Feyenoord
In 1981, Zhelyazkov joined Eredivisie side Feyenoord. During 1983–84 season he formed a successful partnership with Johan Cruijff and Ruud Gullit, which led Feyenoord to the first league title since 1974. They contributed a total of 34 goals in the campaign.
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- Feyenoord Rotterdam (1981–1984)
- Club
- PFC Minyor Radnevo (1969–1971)
- Club
- RC Strasbourg Alsace (1985–1986)
- Club
- PFC Slavia Sofia (1971–1981)
- Club
- PFC Slavia Sofia (1984–1985)
- Club
- K. Beerschot V.A.C. (1986–1988)
- Club
- PFC Slavia Sofia (1988–1989)
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- Bulgaria men's national football team (1974–1986)
- Club
- PFC Minyor Radnevo (1960–1969)
- National team
- Bulgaria
Legacy
Slavia Sofia
Bulgarian Cup: 1975, 1980 Feyenoord
Eredivisie: 1983–84 KNVB Cup: 1983–84 Individual
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1980
Clubs
- PFC Minyor Radnevo1960–1969
- PFC Minyor Radnevo1969–1971
- PFC Slavia Sofia1971–1981
- Bulgaria men's national football team1974–1986
- Feyenoord Rotterdam1981–1984
- PFC Slavia Sofia1984–1985
- RC Strasbourg Alsace1985–1986
- K. Beerschot V.A.C.1986–1988
- PFC Slavia Sofia1988–1989
Played together with
Aaron AnselminoRC Strasbourg Alsace · 2026
Abdelkrim MerryRC Strasbourg Alsace · 1983–1984- Abdellah LiegeonRC Strasbourg Alsace · 1987–1989
Adri van MaleFeyenoord Rotterdam · 1930–1940
Aggelos CharisteasFeyenoord Rotterdam · 2006–2007
Ahmed KantariRC Strasbourg Alsace · 2006–2008
Alan KennedyK. Beerschot V.A.C. · 1988–1988- Aleksandar MarkovPFC Slavia Sofia · 1988–1991
Aleksandar ShalamanovPFC Slavia Sofia · 1962–1974
Aleksandr MostovoiRC Strasbourg Alsace · 1994–1996- Alessandro NunesFeyenoord Rotterdam · 2002–2003
Alex BrosqueFeyenoord Rotterdam · 2004–2005
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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Andrey Kolev Zhelyazkov 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.
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