Anatoli Aleksandrov Nankov (born 15 July 1969 in Oresh, Veliko Tarnovo Province

Veliko Tarnovo Province

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) is a Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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n former football midfielder.

Nankov spent most of his career playing in the Bulgarian A PFG, but also had a spell with GKS Katowice

GKS Katowice

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. 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 Romania

Romania

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n side FC Steaua Bucureşti in the first leg of a Champions League

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 preliminary phase match, but was ultimately sent off and the Romanians

Romanians

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 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.

He has been capped 17 times for the Bulgarian national team

Bulgaria national football team

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, scoring 1 goal, and played two games at the 1998 World Cup

1998 World Cup

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, receiving a red card in the first game against Paraguay

Paraguay national football team

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, which ended in a scoreless draw.

Currently he is employed as the assistant manager at CSKA Sofia.

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