Zahari Sirakov (; born 8 October 1977) is a Bulgarian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Ludogorets Razgrad III. Career Sirakov started his career with Levski Kyustendil, but made a name for himself in Bulgaria while playing for Levski Sofia. On 24 September 1999, he scored a last-minute goal against Litex Lovech in an A Group match to bring the score to 1–1 in the heated derby encounter, prompting a brief pitch invasion by joyous Levski supporters. Sirakov was also notable for his sportsmanship, on one occasion shaking the hand of referee Atanas Uzunov after receiving a red card in a match against CSKA Sofia. He has remained popular with Bulgarian supporters even after starting his Russian adventures. In February 2004, Sirakov signed with Russian club Amkar Perm. After more than 11 years with Amkar, Sirakov ended his career at the end of 2014–15 season. International career Sirakov made his debut for Bulgaria against Poland on 6 September 1998, but received his second cap in 2007 during UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. In August 2010, he earned a recall to the national side due to an injury suffered by Georgi Sarmov and on 11 August 2010, he came on as a substitute in the 0–1 away loss in a friendly match against Russia. Honours Club PFC Levski Sofia Champion of Bulgaria -2000,2001 Bulgarian Cup 1998, 2000 APOEL Cypriot Super Cup : 2002 References External links Profile at Amkar 1977 births People from Smolyan Living people Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria under-21 international footballers Bulgaria international footballers Association football defenders PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil players PFC Levski Sofia players PFC Spartak Pleven players APOEL FC players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Rodopa Smolyan players FC Amkar Perm players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players Russian Premier League players Bulgarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Bulgarian football managers