Anatoli Nankov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anatoli Nankov

| image = Анатоли Нанков.jpg

| fullname = Anatoli Aleksandrov Nankov

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|7|15}}

| birth_place = Oresh, Bulgaria

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Marek Dupnitsa (manager)

| youthyears1 = 1983–1985

| youthclubs1 = Akademik Svishtov

| years1 = 1985–1988 | clubs1 = Dunav Ruse | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 19

| years2 = 1988–1990 | clubs2 = Slavia Sofia | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 6

| years3 = 1990–1997 | clubs3 = CSKA Sofia | caps3 = 145 | goals3 = 23

| years4 = 1994 | clubs4 = → Slavia Sofia (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1997–2000 | clubs5 = Lokomotiv Sofia | caps5 = 54 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 1998 | clubs6 = → CSKA Sofia (loan)| caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2000–2003 | clubs7 = Spartak Varna | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2002 | clubs8 = → Chengdu Blades (loan)| caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 6

| years9 = 2003–2004 | clubs9 = GKS Katowice | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2004–2005 | clubs10 = Minyor Bobov dol | caps10 = 2 | goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 360 | totalgoals = 59

| nationalyears1 = 1993–1998 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2005 | managerclubs1 = Hebar Pazardzhik

| manageryears2 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs2 = CSKA Sofia (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs3 = Al-Ahli (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2009–2011 | managerclubs4 = ENPPI Club (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2012–2015 | managerclubs5 = CSKA Sofia (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2015 | managerclubs6 = CSKA Sofia (interim)

| manageryears7 = 2015 | managerclubs7 = El Ittihad Alexandria (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2016 | managerclubs8 = FC Atyrau (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2017–2020 | managerclubs9 = FC Kaisar (assistant)

| manageryears10 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs10 = CSKA Sofia (assistant)

| manageryears11 = 2023 | managerclubs11 = Strumska Slava

| manageryears12 = 2024 | managerclubs12 = CSKA Sofia (assistant)

| manageryears13 = 2024– | managerclubs13 = Marek Dupnitsa

}}

Anatoli Aleksandrov Nankov ({{langx|bg|Анатоли Александров Нанков}}; born 15 July 1969) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Marek Dupnitsa.

Career

Nankov spent most of his career playing in the Bulgarian A PFG, but also had a spell with GKS Katowice.{{cite web|publisher=90 Minut|title=Anatoli Nankow|url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=4847|language=Polish|access-date=2009-08-17}} On 23 July 1997, Nankov was involved in arguably one of the most dramatic matches in CSKA Sofia's recent history, scoring twice to give his team a 3:1 away lead against Romanian side FC Steaua București in the first leg of a Champions League preliminary phase match, but was ultimately sent off and the Romanians succeeded in bringing the score to 3–3. CSKA Sofia were eliminated from the competition after suffering a 0–2 home defeat in the return leg, for which Nankov was ineligible to play.{{cite web|publisher=Retrosport.net|title=Стяуа Букурещ 3:3 ЦСКА София 1997 г.|url=http://retrosport.net/cska/europe/224-steaua-3-3-cska-1997|language=Bulgarian|access-date=2011-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105125246/http://retrosport.net/cska/europe/224-steaua-3-3-cska-1997|archive-date=2011-01-05|url-status=dead}}

He has been capped 17 times for the Bulgaria national team, scoring 1 goal, and played two games at the 1998 World Cup, receiving a red card in the first match against Paraguay, which ended in a scoreless draw.

He acted as manager of Hebar Pazardzhik in 2005{{Cite web |url=http://www.hebarfc.com/anatoli_nankov.php |title=Анатоли Нанков – Неофициален сайт на ФК Хебър Пазарджик (in Bulgarian) |access-date=30 August 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061800/http://www.hebarfc.com/anatoli_nankov.php |url-status=bot: unknown }} and was later employed as the assistant manager to Stoycho Mladenov at CSKA Sofia until March 2015.{{cite web|publisher=topsport.bg|title=Нанков: Спас Делев не е вариант за ЦСКА, Грънчов шокира всички в клуба |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_763447339|language=Bulgarian|access-date=2014-05-29}} Following Mladenov's resignation, Nankov was head coach of the "redmen" in one match – a 0–0 draw with Beroe.

Honours

CSKA Sofia{{cite web |title=Anatoli Nankow |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=4847 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=pl}}