Hristo Yanev

Hristo Yanev
Personal information
Full nameHristo Angelov Yanev
Date of birth4 May 1979
Place of birthKazanlak, Bulgaria
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder, Second striker (retired)
Club information
Current team
Minyor Pernik (Manager)
Youth career
Rozova Dolina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999Olimpik Teteven13(1)
1999–2000Beroe Stara Zagora27(7)
2000–2006CSKA Sofia146(54)
2006–2009Grenoble50(6)
2009–2012Litex Lovech78(16)
2012CSKA Sofia2(0)
2012–2013Panetolikos13(0)
2013Slavia Sofia7(0)
Total336(84)
National team
2004–2011Bulgaria11(3)
Teams managed
2015–Minyor Pernik
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hristo Yanev (Bulgarian: Христо Янев; born 4 May 1979 in Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player who currently manages Minyor Pernik. Yanev played as a midfielder.

Career

Early years

Born in Kazanluk, Yanev was picked as a youth to play for local side Rozova Dolina, making his professional debut for Olimpik Teteven during the 1997–98 season. In 1999 he joined Beroe Stara Zagora, scoring 7 goals in 27 matches.

CSKA Sofia

After playing one season at Beroe, Yanev signed for CSKA Sofia in 2000, when he was only 20 years old and since then he has always played an important role in the team. Yanev plays either as a winger or second striker.

He made his competitive debut for CSKA on 4 August 2000 in a 0–0 home draw against Litex Lovech. Оn 25 August, Yanev scored his CSKA's first and first-ever UEFA Cup goal in an 8–0 drubbing of Moldovan Constructorul. Two days later, he scored his first league goal for CSKA in a 3–0 home win over Botev Plovdiv.

As a player of CSKA Yanev has been twice champion of Bulgaria (in 2003 and 2005) and has once won the Bulgarian national cup 2006. He spent six seasons of his career at the club, playing in 146 games of the A PFG and scoring 54 goals.

Grenoble

In summer of 2006, Grenoble Foot 38 signed Yanev to a three-year deal. For three years he made 50 appearances in league and scored six goals for Grenoble. With the club he played two seasons in Ligue 2 and one in Ligue 1.

Litex Lovech

On 25 June 2009, Yanev returned to Bulgaria, signing a three-year contract with Litex Lovech. He established himself as a key figure for the team from Lovech, helping them win the 2009 and 2010 A PFG titles.[1]

Return to CSKA Sofia

On 7 June 2012, Yanev signed a contract with former club CSKA Sofia.[2] Yanev's second stay at CSKA turned out to be short-lived, as he was released from the club in the summer of 2012 following the team's elimination from the UEFA Europa League by Slovenian club Murа 05.[3]

Panetolikos

On 12 September 2012, Yanev signed with Greek club Panetolikos F.C.. On 8 April 2013, he was released from the team.

Slavia Sofia

In the summer of 2013, he joined Slavia Sofia after having trained with the team for a number of weeks.

International career

Yanev playing for Bulgaria in 2010

Yanev received his first call-up to the senior team in Hristo Stoichkov's first game in charge of Bulgaria in 2004. On 18 August he made his debut, replacing Marian Hristov as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ireland at Lansdowne Road Stadium. Two weeks later, on 4 September, Yanev scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win over Iceland in a 2006 World Cup qualifier.[4] On 13 October, he scored the second goal in Bulgaria's 4–1 win over Malta in Sofia.

Two years later, on 9 May 2006, Yanev netted his third goal for the senior team as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 victory over Japan in a game of the Kirin Cup.

Hristo Yanev: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 September 2004 Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 1–3 1–3 World Cup 2006 Qual.
2. 13 October 2004 Sofia, Bulgaria  Malta 2–1 4–1 World Cup 2006 Qual.
3. 9 May 2006 Osaka, Japan  Japan 1–2 1–2 2006 Kirin Cup

Career statistics

As of 12 June 2012

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beroe 1999–00 27720297
Total 2772000297
CSKA Sofia 2000–01 261231423315
2001–02 2556330348
2002–03 1616030251
2003–04 281187404018
2004–05 292221413524
2005–06 2235181355
Total 14654301325420171
Grenoble 2006–07 273??273
2007–08 213??213
2008–09 20??20
Total 5060000506
Litex Lovech 2009–10 2662020306
2010–11 2754060375
2011–12 2553262349
Total 78169214210120
Career totals 301834115396381104

Awards

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