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) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nikolay Kostov (Bulgarian: Николай Костов; born 2 July 1963) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer who last managed Bulgarian side Botev Plovdiv. 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 2011-2012 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 (1): 2002
References
- ↑ "11 Cups". Metallurg Donetsk FC. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ Hammond, Mike (ed.) (2007). The European Football Yearbook 2007/08. London: M Press Media. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-9555917-2-3.
- ↑ "The officials of FC Metallurg Donetsk accepted Kostov's resignation". Metallurg Donetsk FC. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ↑ "Officially: Nikolay Kostov will lead Levski until the end of the season (bulgarian)". gong.bg. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ↑ "Отборът под ключ след сътресенията на Герена". 7sport.net. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
- ↑ Николай Костов поема Ботев
- ↑ Оставките на спортния щаб са приети, Николай Киров и Иван Кочев водят отбора срещу Нефтохимик