Stoyko Sakaliev

Football player infobox
playername = Stoyko Sakaliev


fullname = Stoyko Marinov Sakaliev
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1979|3|25|df=y
cityofbirth = Burgas
countryofbirth = Bulgaria
height = 1.80m
currentclub = Spartak Varna
clubnumber = 29
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Chernomorets
years = 1996-2003 2004-2007 2007-2008 2008-
clubs = Naftex CSKA Sofia → Lokomotiv PD "(loan)" Spartak Varna
caps(goals) = 136 (48) 50 (26) 13 (1)
nationalyears = 2004
nationalteam = Bulgaria
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0)
pcupdate = August 10, 2008
ntupdate =

Stoyko Sakaliev ( _bg. Стойко Маринов Сакалиев) (born 25 March 1979) is a Bulgarian footballer who, as of 2008, is playing for Bulgarian club Spartak Varna as a striker.

Career

Sakaliev was born in Sofia. His first team was Naftex Burgas, where he rose to prominence as a quality forward, but he also spent some time on loan at Naftex Burgas. He was first loaned to CSKA Sofia during 2004, but bought in the summer of 2005.

He is one of the supporters' favourites because he often shows his support for CSKA in public, most often by showing his CSKA fanshirt under his playing shirt after scoring a goal. Sakaliev has also scored some beautiful goals for CSKA - on his debut, he scored a bicycle-kick goal against Slavia Sofia and against Steaua he got the ball into the back of the net with a powerful volley. In 2007 for six months Stoyko is loaned in Lokomotiv Plovdiv. In August 2008 he went to play for Spartak Varna.

International career

In 2004 Stoyko Sakaliev played in four matches for Bulgaria national football team.