Jordan Letschkow

Jordan Letschkow
Personnel
birthday	July 9, 1967
place of birth	Straldja ,  Bulgaria
size	186 cm
position	midfield
Juniors
Years	station
	FK Sliven
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1985-1991	FK Sliven	155 (55)
1991-1992	CSKA Sofia	29 (17)
1992-1996	Hamburger SV	101 (11)
1996-1997	Olympique Marseille	28 0(2)
1997-1998	Beşiktaş Istanbul	17 0(4)
2001-2002	CSKA Sofia	19 0(5)
2002-2004	FK Sliven	21 0(4)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1989-1998	Bulgaria	45 0(5)
1 Only league games are given.

Jordan Letschkow ( Bulgarian Йордан Лечков ; born July 9, 1967 in Straldja , Yambol district ) is a former Bulgarian football player , politician of the GERB party and former mayor of the city of Sliven .

Life

Letschkow began playing football when he was ten. His first club was the FK Sliven . At the age of 18 he turned professional and won the Bulgarian Cup in 1990 with FK Sliven. In 1991 the midfielder moved to CSKA Sofia . In 1992 Letschkow won the Bulgarian Cup with CSKA and then moved to Hamburger SV . At the 1994 World Cup , Letschkow reached 4th place as a national player with Bulgaria ; he scored the decisive header goal in the quarterfinals against Germany . After the 1994 World Cup, he was rarely used at HSV and moved to Olympique Marseille in 1996 , where he stayed until 1997. He then played for Beşiktaş Istanbul for another year . He then ended his sporting career. He played a total of 45 international matches.

Letschkow is married and has two sons. In 2003 he became mayor of Sliven , in 2008 he was confirmed in office and in 2011 he was voted out of office. In April 2010, an investigation into allegations of abuse of office was opened. In January 2013, he was sentenced to two years in prison. In November 2013, however, the judgment was overturned. Today Letschkow is Vice President of the Bulgarian Football Association FSO.

Awards

• In 1990 he was awarded the title of Master of Sports .
• In 1994 he received the Stara Planina Medal from Bulgaria's President Jelio Jelev.
• In 1994 he became an honorary citizen of Sliven.

supporting documents

1. ↑ Ex-HSV professional Letschkow must be in custody.
2. ↑ Лечков е оправдан окончателно по делото за ощетяване на община Сливен . In: www.dnevnik.bg . ( dnevnik.bg [accessed January 1, 2017]).
3. ↑ БФС. (No longer available online.) In: www.bfunion.bg. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017 ; accessed on January 1, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

• Jordan Letschkow in the database of weltfussball.de
• CV of Jordan Letschkow (English)