Nikolay Kostov

Nikolay Kostov

Personal information
Date of birth	July 2, 1963 (1963-07-02) (age 48)
Place of birth	Dobrich, Dobrudzha, Bulgaria
Playing position	Manager
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-	Levski Sofia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nikolay Kostov (Bulgarian: Николай Костов; born July 2, 1963) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. 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 4th November 2011 he was revealed as the new manager of Levski Sofia. His contract will be until the end of the 2011-2012 season. ^[4]

Honours

• Anorthosis – Cypriot Cup (1): 2002

References

1. ^ "11 Cups". Metallurg Donetsk FC. http://metallurg.donetsk.ua/en/news/archive/2010/may/4893. Retrieved 2010-12-28. 
2. ^ Hammond, Mike (ed.) (2007). The European Football Yearbook 2007/08. London: M Press Media. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-9555917-2-3. 
3. ^ "The officials of FC Metallurg Donetsk accepted Kostov's resignation". Metallurg Donetsk FC. http://metallurg.donetsk.ua/en/news/archive/2010/november/6215. Retrieved 2010-12-28. 
4. ^ "Officially: Nikolay Kostov will lead Levski until the end of the season (bulgarian)". gong.bg. http://gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=234609. Retrieved 2011-11-04. 

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Name	Kostov, Nikolay
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Date of birth	July 2, 1963
Place of birth	Dobrich, Dobruja, Bulgaria
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