Kostadin Dyakov (; born 22 August 1985) is a

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who played as a

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Career

He was raised in

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's youth teams. After that he played as a loaned footballer for Vihren Sandanski and Rodopa Smolyan. He signed than with Chernomorets Burgas in June 2007 on free transfer from

and joined on 8 October 2009 for a trial to

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. On 14 July 2016, Dyakov signed with

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. He left the club in June 2017 when his contract expired. On 5 September 2017, Dyakov signed with Second League club Maritsa Plovdiv.

Position

Dyakov plays as a

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defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

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References

1985 births Living people Footballers from Plovdiv Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Levski Sofia players OFC Vihren Sandanski players FC Rodopa Smolyan players PSFC Chernomorets Burgas players Botev Plovdiv players PFC Slavia Sofia players OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players FC Montana players FC Maritsa Plovdiv players FC Oborishte Panagyurishte players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub