Stoyko Sakaliev ( bg, Стойко Маринов Сакалиев; born 25 March 1979) is a

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Career

Sakaliev was born in

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. His first team was

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. He was first loaned to CSKA Sofia during 2004, but bought in the summer of 2005. He scored a goal against Steaua on 30 September 2004 in a

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match. In 2007, for a period of six months, Stoyko was loaned out to

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

. In August 2008, he went to play for Spartak Varna. On 5 March 2011, Sakaliev scored a

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against

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in an

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

match. In the summer of 2011 Sakaliev signed contract with Eastern B group side Neftochimic 1962. On 17 September 2011 he scored twice from penalties as Neftochimic finished 2:2 with Botev Plovdiv. Sakaliev has just signed a contract with Kercem Ajax, playing in the first division on the island of Gozo, Malta. In late May 2013, Sakaliev announced his retirement from football.

International career

In 2004 Stoyko Sakaliev played in four matches for

Bulgaria national football team The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international football and is administered by the Bulgarian Foo ...

Television

In 2013, he participated in VIP Brother Bulgaria.

Personal

He was known for his elaborate pranks on teammates and other public figures during his playing days.

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