Nikolay Kostov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolay Kostov | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Dobrich, Dobrudzha, Bulgaria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1988 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | ||
| 1988–1989 | Levski Sofia | 6 | (0) |
| 1989 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 1990–1993 | Anorthosis | ||
| 1994 | Levski Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | ||
| 2001–2002 | Anorthosis | ||
| 2003–2004 | Onisilos Sotira | ||
| 2004–2005 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2005–2006 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| 2006–2007 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2007–2008 | Banants Yerevan | ||
| 2008–2010 | Metalurh Donetsk | ||
| 2011–2012 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 2014 | Tavriya Simferopol | ||
| 2014–2015 | Tosno | ||
| 2015–2016 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2017–2018 | Stal Kamianske | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikolay Kostov (Template:Lang-bg; born 2 July 1963) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer.
Career
Much of his coaching career has taken place in Cyprus. His first coaching role in the country was at Anorthosis, where he won the Cypriot Cup in 2002.[1] In 2006, he joined Olympiakos Nicosia, but was replaced by Juan Ramon Rocha in October 2006.[2] He was the coach for Metalurh Donetsk from 2008 to 2010, a role from which he resigned in November 2010.[3]
On the 4 November 2011, he was revealed as the new manager of Levski Sofia. His contract ran until the end of the 2011–12 season.[4] He resigned from his position on 26 March 2012, after enduring his first and only defeat with the club - a 0:1 home loss against Minyor Pernik.[5] In late July 2012, Kostov was appointed as the new head coach of Karpaty Lviv.
Botev Plovdiv
On 11 November 2015, Nikolay Kostov was appointed as the new head coach of Botev Plovdiv.[6] On 24 August 2016, Kostov was dismissed from Botev Plovdiv.[7]
Honours
- Anorthosis
- Cypriot Cup: 2002
References
- ^ "11 Cups". Metallurg Donetsk FC. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Hammond, Mike (ed.) (2007). The European Football Yearbook 2007/08. London: M Press Media. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-9555917-2-3.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "The officials of FC Metallurg Donetsk accepted Kostov's resignation". Metallurg Donetsk FC. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Officially: Nikolay Kostov will lead Levski until the end of the season (bulgarian)". gong.bg. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Отборът под ключ след сътресенията на Герена". 7sport.net. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Николай Костов поема Ботев
- ^ Оставките на спортния щаб са приети, Николай Киров и Иван Кочев водят отбора срещу Нефтохимик
External links
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Bulgarian First League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- PFC Dobrudzha Dobrich players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Bulgarian football managers
- Bulgarian expatriate football managers
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC managers
- AEK Larnaca FC managers
- FC Banants managers
- FC Metalurh Donetsk managers
- Olympiakos Nicosia managers
- PFC Levski Sofia managers
- FC Karpaty Lviv managers
- SC Tavriya Simferopol managers
- People from Dobrich
- Ukrainian Premier League managers
- Expatriate football managers in Ukraine
- Expatriate football managers in Russia
- Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
- Expatriate football managers in Armenia
- PFC Botev Plovdiv managers
- FC Tosno managers
- FC Stal Kamianske managers
- Bulgarian expatriates in Russia
- Bulgarian expatriates in Ukraine
- Bulgarian expatriates in Cyprus
- Bulgarian expatriates in Armenia
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