Hristo Ristoskov
Hristo Ristoskov is a Bulgarian international football referee and player.[1] Born on 03.23.1971 in the town of Sandanski.
In his career as a soccer referee, he has 159 games in elite group "A" and 48 matches in the Cup of Bulgaria, which ranks in the Top 10 rankings in number of matches of all time. He has refereed one final in the Cup of Bulgaria in 2004 (CSKA Sofia - Litex) and Super Cup match in 2006. Ristoskov refereed some matches of the championships of Romania and Cyprus International FIFA referee in the period 2004-2010 year, led a total of 42 international matches, including qualifiers for the European and World Cup.
As a footballer he played 68 matches and 12 goals for Vihren (Sandanski) in the second level of Bulgarian championship "B" group (1988-1993 year). As a player of Pirin Blagoevgrad, he is champion of Bulgaria for Under 15 (1986) and Under 17 years (1988). From 2010 he lives with his family in Austria. Moto as a referee: "The judge must defend the image and roots of the game." Considered to be one of the best Bulgarian football referees from the beginning of the 21st century.