Andrey Zhelyazkov is a former Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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n football

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 player in midfielder role.

He played in his home country for Minyor Radnevo

PFC Minyor Radnevo

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 and Slavia Sofia

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, in the Netherlands

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 for Feyenoord, in France

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 with RC Strasbourg

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, in Belgium

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 for Beerschot, and for the Bulgaria national football team

Bulgaria national football team

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. He participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

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. With Feyenoord he won the double in 1984 playing alongside the likes of Johan Cruijff and Ruud Gullit

Ruud Gullit

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. With Slavia he won the Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian Cup

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 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.

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