Hristo Kolev

Hristo Kolev (Bulgarian: Христо Колев; born 21 September 1964) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player.

Hristo Kolev
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-09-21) 21 September 1964
Place of birth Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1982 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 111 (47)
1988–1990 Panathinaikos 35 (11)
1990–1992 Athinaikos 36 (9)
1992–1996 Edessaikos 123 (29)
1997–1998 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 24 (5)
Total 329 (101)
National team
1985–1990 Bulgaria 20 (8)
Teams managed
2012–2014 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant)
2014–2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant)
2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2016–2017 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicknamed The Father, Kolev played as a midfielder. A skillful free-kick taker, he scored numerous goals from different positions, in a career which spanned almost 15 years.

Football career

Born in Asenovgrad,[1] Kolev played as a youth for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, then represented professionally Lokomotiv Plovdiv (1981–88, 1997–98), Panathinaikos (1988–90), Athinaikos (1991–92) and Edessaikos (1992–96).

For the Bulgarian national team, he amassed 20 appearances, netting 8 goals. He played all four matches at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Honours
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
  • Cup of the Soviet army Winner: 1982-83
Panathinaikos
Edessaikos

References
  1. "Честит рожден ден на Христо Колев" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 21 September 2018.


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