Hristo Kolev

Hristo Kolev

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-09-21) 21 September 1964
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder (retired)
Team information
Current team	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (Manager)
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)
International career
1985–1990	Bulgaria	20	(8)
Managerial career
2012–2014	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant)
2014–	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hristo Kolev (Template:Lang-bg; born 21 September 1964) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player who currently manages Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

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

A native of Plovdiv, 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

• Super League Greece Winner: 1989-90
• Greek FA Cup Winner: 1988-89

External links

• Hristo Kolev at National-Football-Teams.com