Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bozhin Georgiev Laskov | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Lokorsko , Kingdom of Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 31 March 2007 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Levski Sofia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1941–1946 | Levski Sofia | 56 | (40) |
1946–1947 | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
1947–1952 | ŠK Bratislava | 98 | (48) |
1953–1956 | ČH Bratislava | ||
TTS Trenčín | |||
International career | |||
1946–1949 | Bulgaria | 6 | (2) |
1953 | Czechoslovakia[1] | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
ČH Bratislava | |||
1961 | Spartak Trnava | ||
TTS Trenčín | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bozhin Georgiev Laskov (Bulgarian: Божин Георгиев Ласков; (15 February 1922 – 31 March 2007) was a naturalised Slovak association football player of Bulgarian descent and origin, who played as a striker, noted for his tall stature, impressive physique and great heading. In addition, post-retirement Laskov served as a otorhinolaryngologist and a trained Bulgarian Orthodox priest.[2][3][4] After 1946, he lived and worked in Czechoslovakia and is counted among Bulgaria's and Slovakia's best footballers of the era.