Hristo Kolev

Hristo Kolev
Personal information
Date of birth21 September 1964
Place of birthPlovdiv, Bulgaria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder (retired)
Club information
Current team
Lokomotiv Plovdiv (Manager)
Youth career
1975–1982Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1988Lokomotiv Plovdiv111(47)
1988–1990Panathinaikos35(11)
1990–1992Athinaikos36(9)
1992–1996Edessaikos123(29)
1997–1998Lokomotiv Plovdiv24(5)
Total329(101)
National team
1985–1990Bulgaria20(8)
Teams managed
2012–2014Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant)
2014–Lokomotiv Plovdiv
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hristo Kolev (Bulgarian: Христо Колев; 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

Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Greece Panathinaikos

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