Hristo Stoichkov

Hristo Stoichkov

Stoichkov in May 2016
Personal information
Full name	Hristo Stoichkov
Date of birth	(1966-02-08) 8 February 1966 (age 53)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1977–1981	Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1984	Hebros	32	(14)
1984–1990	CSKA Sofia	119	(81)
1990–1995	Barcelona	151	(76)
1995–1996	Parma	23	(5)
1996–1998	Barcelona	24	(7)
1998	CSKA Sofia	4	(1)
1998	Al-Nassr	2	(1)
1998–1999	Kashiwa Reysol	27	(12)
2000–2002	Chicago Fire	51	(17)
2003	D.C. United	21	(5)
Total		454	(219)
National team
1986–1999	Bulgaria	83	(37[1])
Teams managed
2003–2004	Barcelona (Striker Coach)
2004–2007	Bulgaria
2007	Celta Vigo
2009–2010	Mamelodi Sundowns
2012–2013	Litex Lovech
2013	CSKA Sofia
Honours Barcelona Winner European Cup 1992
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgarian: Христо Стоичков, pronounced [ˈxristo stoˈitʃkof]; born 8 February 1966) is a Bulgarian former footballer who is currently a football commentator for Univision Deportes. A prolific forward, he is regarded as one of the best players of his generation^[2] and is widely considered the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time.^[3][4] He was runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1992 and 1994, and received the Ballon d'Or in 1994. In 2004, Stoichkov was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.^[5]

At club level, Stoichkov spent six years at CSKA Sofia and became the top goalscorer in Europe in 1990, receiving the European Golden Shoe. In 1990, he joined Barcelona where he earned the Spanish nickname "El Pistolero" ("The Gunslinger"), and was part of Johan Cruyff's "Dream Team" that won four consecutive La Liga titles and one UEFA Champions League. During his time at the club, he formed a lethal strike partnership with Romário. Cruyff was largely instrumental in bringing him to Barcelona where he quickly developed into one of the most prolific forwards in the world.

Stoichkov was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, of which he was the top scorer with six goals and received the World Cup Golden Shoe. He was ranked the third best player at the World Cup, after Romário and Roberto Baggio, and received the World Cup Bronze Ball. Apart from his footballing talent, he was notable for his on-pitch temper.^[6] In his playing career he was also nicknamed The Dagger (Камата).^{[citation needed]}

Contents

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  1 Club career
  
  
  
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    1.1 Early career
    
  
  
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    1.2 CSKA Sofia
    
  
  
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    1.3 Barcelona
    
  
  
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    1.4 Later career
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 International career
  


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  3 Style of play
  


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  4 Media
  


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  5 Managing career
  


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  6 Career statistics
  
  
  
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    6.1 Club
    
  
  
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    6.2 International
    
  
  
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    6.3 International goals
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Managerial statistics
  


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  8 Honours
  
  
  
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    8.1 Player
    
    
    
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      8.1.1 Club
      
    
    
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      8.1.2 International
      
    
    
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      8.1.3 Individual
      
    
    
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      8.1.4 Records
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    8.2 Manager
    
    
    
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      8.2.1 Club
      
    
    
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      8.2.2 Individual
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    8.3 Further honours
    
  
  
  
  


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  9 Notes
  


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  10 References
  


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  11 External links
  

Club career

Early career

Stoichkov was born in the city of Plovdiv.

Stoichkov began his football career playing for hometown club Maritsa Plovdiv at age 11. In 1982, he moved to Hebros Harmanli, scoring 14 goals in the third level of Bulgarian football.

CSKA Sofia

In early 1985, Stoichkov joined CSKA Sofia. At the beginning of his five-year stay at CSKA, Stoichkov (who later became famous for his short temper) became involved in a fight during the 1985 Bulgarian Cup Final, which resulted in an original lifelong ban, later reduced to a year suspension.^[7] He made his comeback for CSKA on 30 April 1986, in a 3–1 away win over Sliven in a game of the Cup of the Soviet Army. On 21 May, Stoichkov opened the scoring in the final of tournament against Lokomotiv Sofia, which CSKA won 2–0.^[8]

He continued his progress during 1986–87, becoming a regular in the left side of CSKA's attack. Stoichkov collected his first A Group title winner's medal at the end of the season. He scored 6 league goals that season.

Stoichkov managed to win the European Golden Boot with CSKA by scoring 38 goals in 30 matches during the 1989–90 A Group season.^[6]

Barcelona

After five years with CSKA, Stoichkov transferred to Barcelona. In his first season with the club, Stoichkov was suspended for two months for stomping on a referee's foot,^[9] but he still scored 14 league goals and 6 more in the European Cup Winners' Cup. He became part of manager Johan Cruyff's "Dream Team" and helped Barcelona to one of the most successful eras of the club, winning La Liga four years in a row between 1991 and 1994 and the European Cup after defeating Sampdoria in 1992.^[10] During his stay in Barcelona, he became an idol for the club's fans, and played in tandem with Romário in attack. Stoichkov was also known for making sure Romario attended training sessions on time, as the latter often indulged in late-night fiestas.^[11] Stoichkov was twice named runner up for the FIFA World Player of the Year, in 1992 and 1994, and he won the 1994 Ballon d'Or after leading his national team to the 1994 World Cup semi-finals.^[6]

Later career

Stoichkov then had a short spell in Italy with Parma, and after a short return to FC Barcelona, he later played for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, and subsequently in Japan with Kashiwa Reysol, before finishing his career in the United States with the Chicago Fire and D.C. United.^[6]

International career

Stoichkov debuted for the Bulgaria national team in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying match against Belgium on 23 September 1987. He scored his first international goal in his fourth appearance, a 3–2 friendly defeat of Qatar in Doha.^[12]

During qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Stoichkov scored five goals to help Bulgaria qualify for its first major tournament since the 1986 World Cup. At the tournament finals, Stoichkov was awarded the World Cup Golden Boot as the joint top goal scorer of the tournament (with Oleg Salenko), with six goals, as well as earning the Bronze Ball award. He led Bulgaria past Germany in the quarter-finals 2–1, a shock result as Germany were the then-defending champions. In the semi-finals, Bulgaria lost 2–1 to Italy. They subsequently lost the third place play-off to Sweden, 4–0.^[6]

Bulgaria finished second in the qualifying group for Euro 1996 behind Germany. Stoichkov scored ten goals for his team during the qualifiers, as Bulgaria qualified as one of the best six runners-up. In the first match against Germany in Sofia, Bulgaria were 2–0 down at half-time. Stoichkov equalized with two goals from penalties and Emil Kostadinov also scored for a 3–2 win. Bulgaria lost the second match in Germany 3–1. During the finals, Bulgaria lost 3–1 in the decisive group match against a strong France side; in the other match, Spain won 2–1 against Romania and so the Bulgarians went out. In that tournament, Stoichkov scored three goals in three matches.^[6]

He was also part of the squad that was eliminated in the first round of the 1998 World Cup. Bulgaria was not nearly as strong as in previous years, earning only one point in a 0–0 draw against Paraguay and scoring only one goal through Kostadinov in a 6–1 defeat by Spain. Stoichkov retired from internationals in 1999 with 37 goals in 83 appearances.^[6] His last game was during the EURO 2000 Qualification against England which ended 1-1 and Stoichkov scored a Freekick goal. Bulgaria failed to Qualify for the EURO 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands after the game, as they needed a win to have chanches to Qualify.

He later served as coach of the Bulgaria national team from 2004 to April 2007.^[6]

Style of play

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"That season [1993–94] Romário and Stoichkov were a force of nature, blowing everyone and everything to bits."

— Football writer Sid Lowe on the strike partnership at Barcelona.^[11]

Stoichkov was a quick, creative, tenacious and prolific left-footed forward who was primarily deployed as a striker, but was also capable of playing in a creative role, as an attacking midfielder, due to his ability to provide assists for teammates.^[13][14] He was also deployed as a supporting striker throughout his career, forming a lethal strike partnership with Romário at Barcelona, and occasionally he played as a right winger during his time at the club, although he was also capable of playing on the left or through the middle.^[15][16] A powerful, physically strong and technically gifted player, Stoichkov was known for his explosive acceleration, and his dribbling ability at speed, as well as for his tendency to take unpredictable, powerful shots on goal.^[17][18] The top goalscorer at the 1994 World Cup, he was also notable at taking free-kicks and penalties,^[19] as well as being a very good crosser and passer of the ball.^[20]

Despite his talent, Stoichkov was criticised for his work-rate at times,^[21] and he also gained infamy because of his aggressive temper on the pitch; he could often be seen arguing with the referee, or with his opponents.^[22]

In 2006, he was sued by a former American University college student whose leg he broke with a violent tackle while playing in a friendly match for D.C. United in 2003. The case was settled out of court in 2007 for undisclosed financial terms.^[23] The student's coach called Stoichkov's challenge "criminal". Ray Hudson, who coached D.C. United for whom Stoichkov played at the time, called it a "rash tackle". Following an investigation by Major League Soccer (MLS), Stoichkov was suspended two games and fined US$2,000.^[24]

Media

Stoichkov features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he was included in the FIFA 15 Ultimate Team Legends.^[25][26][27]

In 2018 he published his authorized biography "Hristo Stoichkov. The Story".^[28]

Managing career

In the 2003–04 season, Stoichkov started a managing career, serving as a forwards coach at Barcelona. After Bulgarian national team manager Plamen Markov resigned in the wake of the team's first-round exit from Euro 2004, the Bulgarian Football Union named him as the new national team manager on 15 July.

Stoichkov's managing career got off to a poor start with him failing to lead Bulgaria to qualification for the 2006 World Cup. He brought his bad temper from his career as a player to the bench. A couple of proven players quit the team due to personal differences with Stoichkov. The most notable scandal was on 5 September 2005, in a game against Sweden, where he was sent-off for insulting the referee.

The biggest blow to Stoichkov as a manager of the national team of Bulgaria came on 12 October 2006, when Stiliyan Petrov, the captain of the team, announced he would not play for Bulgaria so long as Stoichkov was manager.^[29] Petrov was the third player and the second captain in two years to leave the team because of differences with Stoichkov. On 17 March 2007, however, Petrov announced that he had had a private conversation with Stoichkov, in which they were able to work their differences out. As a result, Petrov would return to the team.^[30]

On 10 April 2007, the Bulgarian Football Union announced they had accepted the resignation of Stoichkov from his post with the national team. That was as a result of the poor performance of the team at the ongoing Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, followed by widely spread criticism and debate over the qualities of the manager. The specific game, which led to increased pressure on Stoichkov, was the 0–0 home draw with Albania (despite the fact that the Bulgarians generally controlled the game and hit the post twice). He had a short disappointing stint as manager at Celta Vigo, for which he was sacked following the team's slump that took them to the lower reaches of the Spanish Second Division. On 8 October 2007, he was replaced by ex-Real Madrid manager Juan Ramón López Caro. On 12 March 2009, Stoichkov visited the Manchester City training ground after requesting a visit.^[31]

On 29 June 2009, Stoichkov moved to Mamelodi Sundowns, where he replaced Henri Michel.^[32] On 16 March 2010, he quit Mamelodi Sundowns, with the former South Africa national team manager Trott Moloto named caretaker until a full-time replacement is found.^[33]

In 2011, the Vietnam Football Federation invited Stoichkov to become the head manager of Vietnam national team.^[34] In the 2011–12 season, he worked as an advisor at Russian club Rostov.^[35]

In January 2012, Stoichkov was appointed manager of Bulgarian side Litex Lovech, replacing Lyuboslav Penev, who left to become manager of the Bulgaria national team. In May 2013, Stoichkov was recognized as the A PFG manager of the season following a vote by the professional footballers in the Bulgarian league.^[36] In June 2013, he was named the manager of Bulgarian powerhouse – and former club – CSKA Sofia,^[37] but quit one month later after he lost faith in the troubled club.

Career statistics

Club

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Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1982–83	Hebros	V Group	11	4							11	4
1983–84			21	10							21	10
1984–85	CSKA Sofia	A Group	11	0							11	0
1985–86			0	0							0	0
1986–87			25	6	2	0	–		7	1	34	7
1987–88			27	14	4	4	–		7	5	38	23
1988–89			26	23	7	3	–		8	8	41	34
1989–90			30	38	5	7	–		3	2	38	47
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
1990–91	FC Barcelona	La Liga	24	14	6	2	–		8	6	38	22
1991–92			32	17	2	1	–		9	4	43	22
1992–93			34	20	6	0	–		6	2	46	22
1993–94			34	16	6	1	–		8	7	48	24
1994–95			27	9	4	5	–		8	3	39	17
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1995–96	Parma	Serie A	23	5	2	0	–		5	2	30	7
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
1996–97	FC Barcelona	La Liga	22	7	6	1	–		7	0	35	8
1997–98			2	0	1	0	–		3	1	6	1
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1997–98	CSKA Sofia	A Group	4	1							4	1
Saudi Arabia			League		Crown Prince Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1997–98	Al-Nassr	Saudi Premier League	2	1							2	1
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
1998	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	16	8	1	0	0	0	–		17	8
1999			11	4	0	0	1	1	–		12	5
United States			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2000	Chicago Fire	Major League Soccer	18	9	3	1					21	10
2001			17	6	3	2					20	8
2002			16	2	0	0					16	2
2003	D.C. United		21	5	3	1					24	6
Country	Bulgaria		155	96	18	14	–		25	16	198	126
	Spain		175	83	31	10	–		49	23	255	116
	Italy		23	5	2	0		–	5	2	30	7
	Saudi Arabia		2	1							2	1
	Japan		27	12	1	0	1	1	–		29	13
	United States		72	22	9	4					81	26
Total			454	219	61	28	1	1	79	41	595	289

^[12]

International

National Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria
	1987	3	0
	1988	12	4
	1989	8	1
	1990	4	0
	1991	3	2
	1992	5	2
	1993	6	4
	1994	11	9
	1995	7	7
	1996	5	5
	1997	4	1
	1998	10	1
	1999	5	1
Total		83	37

International goals

Scores and goals list Bulgaria's goal tally first.^[12]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 January 1988	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar		3–2	Friendly
2.	9 August 1988	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–1	1–1
3.	24 August 1988	Stadion Hetman, Białystok, Poland	Poland	1–3	2–3
4.	21 September 1988	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Soviet Union	2–2	2–2
5.	11 October 1989	Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Varna, Bulgaria	Greece	4–0	4–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	25 September 1991	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Italy	2–0	2–1	Friendly
7.	16 October 1991		San Marino	2–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
8.	19 August 1992		Mexico	1–1	1–1	Friendly
9.	9 September 1992		France	1–0	2–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	28 April 1993		Finland	1–0	2–0
11.	12 May 1993		Israel	1–0	2–2
12.	8 September 1993		Sweden	1–0	1–1
13.	13 October 1993		Austria	2–0	4–1
14.	26 June 1994	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Greece	1–0	4–0	1994 FIFA World Cup
15.				2–0
16.	30 June 1994	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States	Argentina	1–0	2–0
17.	5 July 1994	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Mexico	1–0	1–1
18.	10 July 1994		Germany	1–1	2–1
19.	13 July 1994		Italy	1–2	1–2
20.	16 November 1994	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Moldova	1–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
21.				3–1
22.	14 December 1994	Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	3–0	3–0
23.	26 April 1995	Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova	Moldova	2–0	3–0
24.				3–0
25.	7 June 1995	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Germany	1–2	3–2
26.				2–2
27.	6 September 1995	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1–0	1–1
28.	11 October 1995	Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	1–2	1–2
29.	15 November 1995	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	Germany	1–0	1–3
30.	28 May 1996	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Macedonia	2–0	3–0	Friendly
31.	2 June 1996		United Arab Emirates	2–0	4–1
32.	9 June 1996	Elland Road, Leeds, England	Spain	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 1996
33.	13 June 1996	St James' Park, Newcastle, England	Romania	1–0	1–0
34.	18 June 1996		France	1–2	1–3
35.	8 June 1997	Neftochimik Stadium, Burgas, Bulgaria	Luxembourg	1–0	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
36.	5 June 1998	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Algeria	1–0	2–0	Friendly
37.	31 March 1999	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying

Managerial statistics

As of 8 July 2013.

Team	From	To	Competition	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Bulgaria	15 July 2004	10 April 2007	Competitive	7001150000000000000♠15	7000600000000000000♠6	7000600000000000000♠6	7000300000000000000♠3	07001400000000000000♠40.00	24	20	+4
			Friendlies[nb 1]	7001140000000000000♠14	7000700000000000000♠7	7000500000000000000♠5	7000200000000000000♠2	07001500000000000000♠50.00	24	14	+10
			Total	7001290000000000000♠29	7001130000000000000♠13	7001110000000000000♠11	7000500000000000000♠5	07001448300000000000♠44.83	48	34	+14
Celta Vigo	April 2007	8 October 2007	League	7001160000000000000♠16	7000700000000000000♠7	7000100000000000000♠1	7000800000000000000♠8	07001437500000000000♠43.75	18	22	–4
			Copa del Rey	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	005000000000000000000♠0.00	1	2	–1
			Total	7001170000000000000♠17	7000700000000000000♠7	7000100000000000000♠1	7000900000000000000♠9	07001411800000000000♠41.18	19	24	–5
Mamelodi Sundowns	29 June 2009	16 March 2010	Premier Soccer League	7001300000000000000♠30	7001160000000000000♠16	7000800000000000000♠8	7000600000000000000♠6	07001533300000000000♠53.33	43	24	+19
			Total	7001300000000000000♠30	7001160000000000000♠16	7000800000000000000♠8	7000600000000000000♠6	07001533300000000000♠53.33	43	24	+19
Litex Lovech	5 January 2012	31 May 2013	Bulgarian A Professional Football Group	7001460000000000000♠46	7001250000000000000♠25	7000900000000000000♠9	7001120000000000000♠12	07001543500000000000♠54.35	89	38	+51
			Bulgarian Cup	7000800000000000000♠8	7000500000000000000♠5	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	07001625000000000000♠62.50	14	4	+10
			Total	7001540000000000000♠54	7001300000000000000♠30	7001100000000000000♠10	7001140000000000000♠14	07001555600000000000♠55.56	103	42	+61
CSKA Sofia	5 June 2013	8 July 2013	Bulgarian A Professional Football Group	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	!—	0	0	0
			Total	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	!—	0	0	0
Career totals			League	7001920000000000000♠92	7001480000000000000♠48	7001180000000000000♠18	7001260000000000000♠26	07001521700000000000♠52.17	150	84	+66
			Cup	7000900000000000000♠9	7000500000000000000♠5	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	07001555600000000000♠55.56	15	6	+9
			Competitive	7001150000000000000♠15	7000600000000000000♠6	7000600000000000000♠6	7000300000000000000♠3	07001400000000000000♠40.00	24	20	+4
			Friendlies	7001140000000000000♠14	7000700000000000000♠7	7000500000000000000♠5	7000200000000000000♠2	07001500000000000000♠50.00	24	14	+10
			Total	7002130000000000000♠130	7001660000000000000♠66	7001300000000000000♠30	7001340000000000000♠34	07001507700000000000♠50.77	213	124	+89

Honours

Player

Club

CSKA Sofia^[6]

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  A Group: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90
  


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  Bulgarian Cup: 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
  


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  Bulgarian Supercup: 1989
  

Barcelona^[6]

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  La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98
  


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  Supercopa de España: 1992, 1994, 1996
  


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  European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1991–92
  


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  European Super Cup: 1992, 1997
  


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  Copa del Rey: 1996–97
  


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  UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
  

Al-Nassr

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  Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98
  

Chicago Fire

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  U.S. Open Cup: 2000
  

International

Bulgaria^[6]

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  FIFA World Cup Semi-Finals: 1994
  

Individual

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  Ballon d'Or: 1994^[6]
  


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  Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994


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  Bulgarian League Top Scorer: 1989, 1990^[42]
  


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  European Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer: 1989^[43]
  


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  European Golden Shoe: 1990^[6]
  


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  Onze d'Or: 1992^[44]
  


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  UNICEF European Footballer of the Season: 1991–92^[45]
  


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  FIFA World Player of the Year Silver Ball: 1992,^[6] 1994^[46][47]
  


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  FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe: 1994^[6]
  


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  FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1994^[47]
  


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  FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1994^[48]
  


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  Don Balón Award Best tip in La Liga: 1994^[49]
  


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  Onze d'Argent: 1994^[44]
  


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  IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 1994^[50]
  


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  Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year: 1994


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  UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1996^[51]
  


• "Excellence Guirlande D'Honneur" and he entered in the FICTS "Hall of Fame".^[52]
  


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  UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Bulgarian Footballer of the last 50 Years: 2004^[53]
  


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  FIFA 100: 2004^[54]
  


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  World Soccer's 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century: 2007^[55]
  


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  Golden Foot: 2007, as football legend^[56]
  

Records

• The only Player to win the European and Asian Edition of the Cup Winners Cup.

Manager

Club

Mamelodi Sundowns

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  Premier Soccer League Runner-up: 2009–10
  

Individual

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  Premier Soccer League: Coach of the Month: December 2009^[57]
  

Further honours

• In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Football Union as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.^[58]
  


• He was named by Pelé as one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards ceremony in 2004.


• Eurosport made a voting in 2005 there Fans could decide who was the best Player in the 90s and Stoichkov won the Award.


• In 2011 he was named honorary consul of Bulgaria in Barcelona. In October 2017 he was removed from the position on the request of the Spanish government over his criticisms of this government (especially the deputy prime minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría) in relation with the Catalan independence referendum, as well as the fact that he lives mainly in the United States.^[59]
  

Notes

1. 
   ^ Includes Kirin Cup.
   

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External links

Media related to Hristo Stoichkov at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website


• 
  Hristo Stoichkov – FIFA competition record
  


• 
  Hristo Stoichkov at National-Football-Teams.com
  


• 
  Hristo Stoichkov at J.League (in Japanese)
  


• 
  Stoichkov`s goal (FK) J.League official


• Hristo Stoichkov on BarcaMania.com


• Autobiography


• 
  Stoichkov Profile, stats and news


• UEFA.com – Golden Player of Bulgaria

Sporting positions
Preceded by Trifon Ivanov	Bulgaria captain 1998–1999	Succeeded by Krassimir Balakov

Awards

v t e Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1961: Naydenov 1962: Kolev 1963: Shalamanov 1964: Kotkov 1965: Asparuhov 1966: Shalamanov 1967: D. Penev 1968: Simeonov 1969: Bonev 1970: Aladzhov 1971: D. Penev 1972: Bonev 1973: Bonev 1974: Ivkov 1975: Ivkov 1976: Grigorov 1977: Panov 1978: Goranov 1979: A. Mihaylov 1980: Zhelyazkov 1981: Velinov 1982: Zdravkov 1983: Mladenov 1984: Nikolov 1985: G. Dimitrov 1986: B. Mihaylov 1987: Iliev 1988: L. Penev 1989: Stoichkov 1990: Stoichkov 1991: Stoichkov 1992: Stoichkov 1993: Kostadinov 1994: Stoichkov 1995: Balakov 1996: T. Ivanov 1997: Balakov 1998: Yordanov 1999: Aleksandrov 2000: G. Ivanov 2001: G. Ivanov 2002: Berbatov 2003: S. Petrov 2004: Berbatov 2005: Berbatov 2006: M. Petrov 2007: Berbatov 2008: Berbatov 2009: Berbatov 2010: Berbatov 2011: N. Mihaylov 2012: Milanov 2013: I. Ivanov 2014: V. Stoyanov 2015: Popov 2016: Popov 2017: Popov 2018: Despodov v t e Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year 1958: Vanya Voynova 1959: Lyutvi Ahmedov 1960: Dimitar Dobrev 1961: Dimitar Khlebarov 1962: Enyu Valchev 1963: Prodan Gardzhev 1964: Boyan Radev 1965: Georgi Asparuhov 1966: Prodan Gardzhev 1967: Boyan Radev 1968: Boyan Radev 1969: Mikhail Zhelev 1970: Petar Kirov 1971: Petar Kirov 1972: Yordan Bikov 1973: Nedelcho Kolev 1974: Lilyana Tomova 1975: Valentin Khristov 1976: Ivanka Khristova 1977: Totka Petrova 1978: Zdravka Yordanova and Svetla Otsetova 1979: Aleksandar Tomov 1980: Lyubomir Lyubenov 1981: Yanko Rusev 1982: Blagoy Blagoev 1983: Vasil Etropolski 1984: Lyudmila Andonova 1985: Stefka Kostadinova 1986: Yordanka Donkova and Asen Zlatev 1987: Stefka Kostadinova and Khristo Markov 1988: Tanya Dangalakova and Khristo Markov 1989: Vesela Letcheva and Valentin Yordanov 1990: Stefan Botev 1991: Serafim Todorov 1992: Nikolay Bukhalov 1993: Serafim Todorov 1994: Hristo Stoichkov 1995: Stefka Kostadinova 1996: Stefka Kostadinova 1997: Yoto Yotov 1998: Ekaterina Dafovska 1999: Galabin Boevski 2000: Tereza Marinova 2001: Yordan Yovchev 2002: Rumyana Neykova 2003: Yordan Yovchev 2004: Maria Grozdeva 2005: Veselin Topalov 2006: Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski 2007: Stanka Zlateva 2008: Rumyana Neykova 2009: Detelin Dalakliev 2010: Stanka Zlateva 2011: Stanka Zlateva 2012: Kubrat Pulev 2013: Ivo Angelov 2014: Grigor Dimitrov 2015: Gabriela Petrova 2016: Mirela Demireva 2017: Grigor Dimitrov 2018: Taybe Yusein v t e FIFA 100 UEFA Baggio Ballack Banks Baresi Van Basten Beckenbauer Beckham Bergkamp Bergomi Best Boniek Boniperti Breitner Buffon Butragueño Cantona Ceulemans Charlton Cruyff Dalglish Dasayev Davids Del Piero Desailly Deschamps Emre Eusébio Facchetti Figo Fontaine Gullit Hagi Henry Kahn Keane Keegan R. van de Kerkhof W. van de Kerkhof Klinsmann Kluivert Kopa B. Laudrup M. Laudrup Lineker Luis Enrique Maier Maldini Masopust Matthäus Müller Nedvěd Neeskens Nesta Van Nistelrooy Owen Papin Pfaff Pires Platini Puskás Raúl Rensenbrink Rijkaard Rivera Rossi Rui Costa Rummenigge Rüştü Schmeichel Seedorf Seeler Shearer Shevchenko Stoichkov Šuker Thuram Totti Trésor Trezeguet Van der Elst Vieira Vieri Zidane Zoff CONMEBOL Carlos Alberto Batistuta Cafu Crespo Cubillas Di Stéfano Falcão Figueroa Francescoli Júnior Kempes Maradona Passarella Pelé Rivaldo Rivelino Roberto Carlos Romário Romero Ronaldinho Ronaldo Djalma Santos Nílton Santos Saviola Sívori Sócrates Valderrama Verón Zamorano Zanetti Zico CAF Diouf Milla Okocha Abedi Pelé Weah CONCACAF Akers Hamm Sánchez AFC Hong Nakata v t e Ballon d'Or France Football magazine award Ballon d'Or (1956–2009) 1956: Matthews 1957: Di Stéfano 1958: Kopa 1959: Di Stéfano 1960: Suárez 1961: Sívori 1962: Masopust 1963: Yashin 1964: Law 1965: Eusébio 1966: Charlton 1967: Albert 1968: Best 1969: Rivera 1970: Müller 1971: Cruyff 1972: Beckenbauer 1973: Cruyff 1974: Cruyff 1975: Blokhin 1976: Beckenbauer 1977: Simonsen 1978: Keegan 1979: Keegan 1980: Rummenigge 1981: Rummenigge 1982: Rossi 1983: Platini 1984: Platini 1985: Platini 1986: Belanov 1987: Gullit 1988: Van Basten 1989: Van Basten 1990: Matthäus 1991: Papin 1992: Van Basten 1993: Baggio 1994: Stoichkov 1995: Weah 1996: Sammer 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Zidane 1999: Rivaldo 2000: Figo 2001: Owen 2002: Ronaldo 2003: Nedvěd 2004: Shevchenko 2005: Ronaldinho 2006: Cannavaro 2007: Kaká 2008: C. Ronaldo 2009: Messi FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015) 2010: Messi 2011: Messi 2012: Messi 2013: C. Ronaldo 2014: C. Ronaldo 2015: Messi Ballon d'Or (2016–present) 2016: C. Ronaldo 2017: C. Ronaldo 2018: Modrić FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009) FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015) The Best FIFA Men's Player (2016–present) Ballon d'Or Féminin (2018–present) v t e European Golden Shoe L'Équipe award 1967–68: Eusébio 1968–69: Zhekov 1969—70: Müller 1970–71: Skoblar 1971–72: Müller 1972–73: Eusébio 1973–74: Yazalde 1974–75: Georgescu 1975–76: Kaiafas 1976–77: Georgescu 1977–78: Krankl 1978–79: Kist 1979–80: Vandenbergh 1980–81: Slavkov 1981–82: Kieft 1982–83: Gomes 1983–84: Rush 1984–85: Gomes 1985–86: Van Basten 1986–87: Cămătaru / Polster 1987–88: Çolak 1988–89: Mateuţ 1989–90: Sánchez & Stoichkov 1990–91: Pančev Unofficial 1991–92: McCoist 1992–93: McCoist 1993–94: Taylor 1994–95: Avetisyan 1995–96: Endeladze ESM award 1996–97: Ronaldo 1997–98: Machlas 1998–99: Jardel 1999–2000: Phillips 2000–01: Larsson 2001–02: Jardel 2002–03: Makaay 2003–04: Henry 2004–05: Henry & Forlán 2005–06: Toni 2006–07: Totti 2007–08: C. Ronaldo 2008–09: Forlán 2009–10: Messi 2010–11: C. Ronaldo 2011–12: Messi 2012–13: Messi 2013–14: C. Ronaldo & Suárez 2014–15: C. Ronaldo 2015–16: Suárez 2016–17: Messi 2017–18: Messi v t e FIFA World Cup – Golden Boot winners Top scorer 1930: Stábile 1934: Nejedlý 1938: Leônidas 1950: Ademir 1954: Kocsis 1958: Fontaine 1962: Albert, Garrincha, Ivanov, Jerković, Sánchez & Vavá Golden Shoe 1966: Eusébio 1970: G. Müller 1974: Lato 1978: Kempes 1982: Rossi 1986: Lineker 1990: Schillaci 1994: Salenko & Stoichkov 1998: Šuker 2002: Ronaldo 2006: Klose Golden Boot 2010: T. Müller 2014: J. Rodríguez 2018: Kane Golden Shoe was first awarded in 1966 Golden Boot was first awarded in 2010 v t e FIFA World Cup · Bronze Ball 3rd Best Player 1930: Andrade 1934: Nejedlý 1938: Sárosi 1950: Ademir 1954: Walter 1958: Fontaine 1962: Sánchez 1966: Eusébio 1970: Müller 1974: Deyna 1978: Dirceu Bronze Ball 1982: Rummenigge 1986: Elkjær 1990: Maradona 1994: Stoichkov 1998: Thuram 2002: Hong Myung-bo 2006: Pirlo 2010: Villa 2014: Robben 2018: Griezmann Bronze Ball was first awarded in 1982. v t e UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers 1961: Hamrin 1962: Göröcs 1963: Asparuhov & Greaves 1964: Mascarenhas 1965: Kerkhoffs, Mašek & Mráz 1966: Emmerich 1967: Claessen 1968: Seeler 1969: Rühl 1970: Lubański 1971: Lubański 1972: Osgood 1973: Chiarugi 1974: Heynckes 1975: Van der Kuijlen 1976: Rensenbrink 1977: Milanov 1978: Gritter, Keller & Van der Elst 1979: Altobelli 1980: Kempes 1981: Cross 1982: Shengelia & Voordeckers 1983: Santillana 1984: Hrachov, McGhee & Morozov 1985: Gazzaev, Gray & Panenka 1986: Belanov, Blokhin, Lippmann & Zavarov 1987: Bosman 1988: Cascavel 1989: Stoichkov 1990: Vialli 1991: Baggio 1992: Lipcsei 1993: Czerniatynski 1994: Andonov, Jess, Kirsten & Mizrahi 1995: Wright 1996: Samec 1997: Fowler 1998: Luiso 1999: Mizrahi v t e La Liga Foreign Player of the Year - Don Balón Award 1976: Neeskens 1977: Cruyff 1978: Cruyff 1979: Stielike 1980: Stielike 1981: Stielike 1982: Stielike 1983: Barbas 1984: Barbas 1985: Schuster 1986: Valdano 1987: Sánchez 1988: Alemão 1989: Ruggeri 1990: Sánchez 1991: Schuster 1992: Laudrup 1993: Đukić 1994: Stoichkov 1995: Zamorano 1996: Mijatović 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Rivaldo 1999: Figo 2000: Figo 2001: Figo 2002: Zidane 2003: Nihat 2004: Ronaldinho 2005: Riquelme 2006: Ronaldinho 2007: Messi 2008: Agüero 2009: Messi 2010: Messi v t e UEFA Jubilee Golden Players Pano Koldo Oganesian Prohaska Banishevskiy Aleinikov Van Himst Sušić Stoichkov Šuker Kaiafas Masopust Laudrup Moore Poom Løkin Litmanen Fontaine Khurtsilava Walter Hatzipanagis Puskás Sigurvinsson Giles Spiegler Zoff Kvochkin Starkovs Hasler Narbekovas Pilot Pančev Busuttil Cebanu Cruyff Best Bratseth Lubański Eusébio Hagi Yashin Bonini Law Džajić Popluhár Oblak Di Stéfano Larsson Chapuisat Şükür Blokhin Charles v t e First Professional League top scorers 1938 Milev 1939 Pachedzhiev 1940: Stoyanov & Nikolaev 1949: Milanov & Nedev 1950: Hranov 1951: Milanov 1952: Isakov & Tashkov 1953: Minchev 1954: Tashkov 1955: Diev 1956: Vladimirov 1957: Iliev 1958: Tashkov & Arnaudov 1959: Vasilev 1960: Yordanov & Kostov 1961: Sotirov 1962: Yordanov & Diev 1963: Diev 1964: Tsanev 1965: Asparuhov 1966: Spasov 1967: Zhekov 1968: Zhekov 1969: Zhekov 1970: Zhekov 1971: Yakimov 1972: Zhekov 1973: Zhekov 1974: Petkov 1975: Pritargov 1976: Petkov 1977: Panov 1978: Mladenov 1979: Gochev 1980: Dzhevizov 1981: Slavkov 1982: Valchev 1983: Pehlivanov 1984: Eranosyan 1985: Getov 1986: Pashev 1987: Sirakov 1988: Sirakov 1989: Stoichkov 1990: Stoichkov 1991: Yordanov 1992: Sirakov 1993: Getov 1994: Sirakov 1995: Mihtarski 1996: Georgiev 1997: Pramatarov 1998: Spasov & Genchev 1999: Belyakov 2000: Mihaylov 2001: G. Ivanov 2002: Manchev 2003: Chilikov 2004: Kamburov 2005: Kamburov 2006: Novaković & Furtado 2007: Genkov 2008: Hristov 2009: Kamburov 2010: Niflore 2011: Dembélé 2012: Moraes & Stoyanov 2013: De Carvalho 2014: Kamburov & Jordán 2015: Añete 2016: Kamburov 2017: Keșerü 2018: Keșerü v t e 1994 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Michel Preud'homme Defenders Jorginho Márcio Santos Paolo Maldini Midfielders Dunga Krasimir Balakov Gheorghe Hagi Tomas Brolin Forwards Romário Hristo Stoichkov Roberto Baggio v t e UEFA Euro 1996 Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers David Seaman Andreas Köpke Defenders Radoslav Látal Laurent Blanc Marcel Desailly Matthias Sammer Paolo Maldini Midfielders Didier Deschamps Steve McManaman Paul Gascoigne Rui Costa Karel Poborský Dieter Eilts Forwards Alan Shearer Hristo Stoichkov Davor Šuker Youri Djorkaeff Pavel Kuka Jürgen Klinsmann v t e IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer 1991: Papin 1992: Bergkamp 1993: Al-Owairan 1994: Stoichkov 1995: Klinsmann 1996: Daei 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Al-Huwaidi 1999: Raúl 2000: Rivaldo 2001: Al-Dhabit 2002: van Nistelrooy 2003: Henry 2004: Daei 2005: Adriano 2006: Suazo 2007: Mputu 2008: Rico 2009: Okazaki 2010: Al-Mutawa 2011: Messi 2012: Messi 2013: C. Ronaldo 2014: C. Ronaldo 2015: Lewandowski 2016: C. Ronaldo 2017: C. Ronaldo 2018: Bounedjah

Bulgaria squads

v t e Bulgaria squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Mihaylov (c) 2 Kremenliev 3 Ivanov 4 Tsvetanov 5 Hubchev 6 Yankov 7 Kostadinov 8 Stoichkov 9 Letchkov 10 Sirakov 11 Borimirov 12 Nikolov 13 Yordanov 14 Genchev 15 Iliev 16 Kiryakov 17 Mihtarski 18 Aleksandrov 19 Georgiev 20 Balakov 21 Yotov 22 Andonov Coach: Penev v t e Bulgaria squad – UEFA Euro 1996 1 Mihaylov (c) 2 Kishishev 3 Ivanov 4 Kiryakov 5 Hubchev 6 Yankov 7 Kostadinov 8 Stoichkov 9 L. Penev 10 Balakov 11 Letchkov 12 Popov 13 Genchev 14 Sirakov 15 Yordanov 16 Borimirov 17 Kremenliev 18 Tsvetanov 19 Ginchev 20 Donkov 21 Georgiev 22 Zdravkov Coach: D. Penev v t e Bulgaria squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Zdravkov 2 Kishishev 3 T. Ivanov (c) 4 I. Petkov 5 Yordanov 6 Yankov 7 Kostadinov 8 Stoichkov 9 Penev 10 Balakov 11 Iliev 12 Mihaylov 13 Ginchev 14 Hristov 15 Zafirov 16 Nankov 17 Stoilov 18 Borimirov 19 Bachev 20 G. Ivanov 21 Kirilov 22 M. Petkov Coach: Bonev

Hristo Stoichkov managerial positions

v t e Bulgaria national football team – managers Nitsch (1924) Stejskal (1925) Grozdanov (1927–30) Nemes (1930) Feist (1931) Grozdanov (1932–33) Fogl (1934–35) Kalkandzhiev (1935) Batandzhiev (1936) Mateev (1936) Toms (1937–38) Maznikov (1938) Radoev (1939) Köhler (1940–41) Radoev (1942) Batandzhiev (1943) Konov (1946) Manov (1947) Somlai & Radoev (1947) Radoev (1947) Angelov (1948) Haidu (1948–49) Radoev (1950) Angelov (1950) Haidu (1950) Angelov (1953) Ormandzhiev (1950–53) Ormandzhiev & Milev (1954–60) Pachedzhiev (1960–62) Ormandzhiev (1963) Volentik (1963–64) Vytlačil (1965–66) Tashkov (1966) Bozhkov (1967–70) Spasov (1970–72) H. Mladenov (1972–74) Ormandzhiev (1974–77) Ilchev (1978–80) Purzhelov (1980–82) Vutsov (1982–86) Mladenov (1986–87) Angelov (1988–89) Vutsov (1989–91) Borisov (1991) D. Penev (1991–96) Bonev (1996–98) Dimitrov (1998–99) S. Mladenov (2000–01) Markov (2002–04) Stoichkov (2004–07) Stoilov (2007) D. Penev (2007) Markov (2008) Stoilov (2009–10) Matthäus (2010–11) L. Penev (2011–14) Petev (2015–16) Hubchev (2016–) v t e Celta de Vigo – managers Cuggy (1923–26) Balsa (1926–27) Cowan (1927–28) Encinas (1928–31) Planas (1931–32) Peña (1932–35) Comesaña (1935–36) Plattkó (1938–39) Comesaña (1939–40) Cárdenes (1940–41) Albéniz (1941–1944) Plattkó (1944–46) Armando (1946) Zamora (1946–49) Pasarín (1949–51) Ozores (1951–52) Bravo (1952–53) Armando (1953) Iraragorri (1953) Zamora (1953–55) Urquiri (1955–56) Scopelli (1956–57) Pasarín (1957–59) Miró (1959) Lúpiz (1959) Albéniz (1959–60) Yayo (1960) Zamora (1960) Yayo (1960–61) Hon (1961) Aretio (1961–62) Eizaguirre (1962–63) Joseíto (1963–65) Rafa (1965–66) César (1966–67) Villar (1967) Eizaguirre (1967–69) Olsen (1969–70) Arza (1970–72) Dellacha (1972–73) Aretio (1973) Arza (1973–74) Moreno (1974–75) Villar (1975) Cedrún (1975–77) Cuervo (1977) Villar (1977) Maguregui (1977–78) Ruiz (1978–79) Pedrito (1979) Cedrún (1979–80) Arza (1980) Pavić (1980–83) Carriega (1983) Carnero (1984–85) Traid (1985–86) Villar (1986) Addison (1986–87) Maguregui (1987–88) Villar (1988) Novoa (1988–89) Álvarez (1989–90) Maguregui (1990–91) Rojo (1991–94) Aimar (1994–95) Castro Santos (1995–97) Irureta (1997–98) Fernández (1998–2002) Lotina (2002–04) Antić (2004) Carnero (2004) Vázquez (2004–07) Stoichkov (2007) López Caro (2007–08) López Habas (2008) Menéndez (2008) Murcia (2008–09) Sacristán (2009–10) Herrera (2010–13) Resino (2013) Luis Enrique (2013–14) Berizzo (2014–17) Unzué (2017–18) Mohamed (2018) Cardoso (2018–19) Escribá (2019–) v t e PFC Litex Lovech – managers Angelov (1992–93) Zdravkov (1993–94) Denev (1994–96) Spasov (1996–97) Bekvalac (1997) Dimitrov (1997–98) Spasov (1998–99) Dimitrov (1999) Đoinčević (1999–00) Stoichiță (2000) Spasov (2000–03) Simonović (2003–04) Petrović (2004) Mladenov (2004–05) Shum (2005) Petrović (2005–07) Spasov (2007) Ješić (2007–08) Stoilov (2008–09) Chervenkov (2009–10) Petkov (2010) Penev (2010–11) Dzhambazki (2011–12) Stoichkov (2012–13) Zagorčić (2013) Ješić (2014) Balakov (2014–15) Petrović (2015) Reghecampf (2015) Petrović (2015) Penev (2016) Zhelev (2016–) v t e PFC CSKA Sofia – managers Nikolov (1948) Milev (1948–64) Pinaichev (1964–65) Ormandzhiev (1965–69) Manolov (1969–74) Kovachev (1974) Manolov (1974–75) Yotsov (1975–77) Kovachev (1977–79) Nikodimov (1979–82) Bozhkov (1982) Stankov (1982) Chachevski (1982–83) Manolov (1983–85) Yotsov (1985) D. Penev (1985–91) Nikodimov (1991–92) Yonchev (1992–93) Hadžievski (1993–94) Gaganelov (1994) Kolev (1994) Yonchev (1994) Dzhevizov (1994) Andonov (1994–95) Atanasov (1995) Markov (1995) Vasilev (1995–98) Zehtinski (1998) D. Penev (1998–00) Dzhevizov (2000) Stankov (2000) Catuzzi (2000) Stankov (2000–01) Catuzzi (2001) Nikodimov (2001) Simoni (2001–02) Mladenov (2002–03) Stankov (2003–04) Spasov (2004–05) Ješić (2005–06) Markov (2006–07) Mladenov (2007–08) D. Penev (2008–09) L. Penev (2009–10) Andone (2010) Zafirov (2010) D. Penev (2010) Dochev (2010) Jovanovski (2010) Radukanov (2010–11) D. Penev (2011–12) Mladenov (2012–13) Ješić (2013) Radukanov (2013) Stoichkov (2013) Mladenov (2013–15) Ivanov (2015) L. Penev (2015) Yanev (2015–16) Iordănescu (2016) Belchev (2016–18) Yanev (2018) El Maestro (2018) L. Penev (2019–)

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