Bozhin Laskov

Bozhin Laskov
Personal information
Full name Bozhin Georgiev Laskov
Date of birth (1922-02-15)15 February 1922
Place of birth Lokorsko, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Date of death 31 March 2007(2007-03-31) (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 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. After 1946, he lived and worked in Czechoslovakia and is counted among Bulgaria's and Slovakia's best footballers of the era.