Hristo Kolev

Hristo Kolev

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-09-21) 21 September 1964 (age 57)
Place of birth	Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1982	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1988	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	111	(47)
1988–1990	Panathinaikos	35	(11)
1990–1992	Athinaikos	36	(9)
1992–1996	Edessaikos	123	(29)
1997–1998	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	24	(5)
Total		329	(101)
National team
1985–1990	Bulgaria	20	(8)
Teams managed
2012–2014	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant)
2014–2016	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2016	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant)
2016	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2016–2017	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hristo Kolev (Bulgarian: Христо Колев; born 21 September 1964) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player.

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[]

Born in Asenovgrad,^[1] 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[]

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

• Cup of the Soviet army Winner: 1982-83

Panathinaikos

• Super League Greece Winner: 1989-90
• Greek FA Cup Winner: 1988-89

• Balkans Cup: Winner: 1992-93

References[]

External links[]

• Hristo Kolev at National-Football-Teams.com

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