 Bonev in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hristo Atanasov Bonev | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-02-03)3 February 1947 (age 79) | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 64 | (19) |
| 1967–1968 | CSKA Sofia | 6 | (5) |
| 1968–1979 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 337 | (161) |
| 1981–1982 | AEK Athens | 10 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 422 | (185) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1979 | Bulgaria | 96 | (48) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 1987–1988 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 1988–1990 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 1990–1993 | AEL | ||
| 1993–1994 | Ionikos | ||
| 1994–1996 | APOEL | ||
| 1996–1998 | Bulgaria | ||
| 1997–1998 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| 2000 | Sachsen Leipzig | ||
| 2010 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hristo Atanasov Bonev (Bulgarian:Христо Aтанасов Бонев; born 3 February 1947), also known asZuma (Bulgarian:Зума), is a Bulgarianfootball manager and former player who last managedLokomotiv Plovdiv in theBulgarian A PFG.[1] One of the greatest Bulgarian men's footballers, Bonev was renowned for his vision and technique.
Bonev started his career atLokomotiv Plovdiv in 1964 where he played until 1980 with a brief spell atCSKA Sofia in 1967. During his spell at Lokomotiv Plovdiv, he became their star player, while also was called to play for the national team.
In October 1980 Bonev moved toGreece and agreed to play forAEK Athens, in a 1+1 year deal which was effective from July 1981.[2] After the signing of his contract on October 15, he left Greece and returned in December of the same year to start training with the team. From that period until he formally joined the club's roster, he participated only in friendly matches.[3] Due to his knee injury his offer at AEK was meager, making only 10 appearances throughout the season.[4] In the summer of 1982, AEK did not enable the option of the renewal in his contract and thus Bonev left the club.[5] Furthermore in order to ensure his freedom then, he convinced the president of the club,Andreas Zafiropoulos by proposing as his replacement his compatriotAngel Kolev with a small amount of money.
After AEK he tried his luck in England, whereOxford United offered him a trial but with a better-paying contract option. The experiment in England did not catch on, as Bonev was betrayed by his knee and so he left Oxford with just 3 appearances in pre-season friendlies.
He returned to Lokomotiv Plovdiv to end his career in 1984 at the age of 37.[6] Bonev has played in 404 games and has scored 180 goals in theA group for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He has played also 14 games and has scored 6 goals in theUEFA Cup with "The Smurfs" (the nickname of Lokomotiv Plovdiv).[7] Bonev won theCup of the Soviet Army in1983, he is also vice-champion of Bulgaria for 1973, with two more bronze medals won - in 1969 and 1974.
Bonev played for theBulgaria national team 96 times, scoring a record 48 goals, between 1967 and 1979.[8] He played for his country at the1970 and1974World Cups.
Before ending his career at Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bonev played as a player-coach for a season. After his retirement he became a manager and initially went to Greece and became coach ofPanathinaikos in 1988, where he won theGreek Championship in 1990 and he is chosen for the Manager of the season in Greece.
Then he managedAEL for three seasons following a year atIonikos, where he won thesecond division league and got his club promoted to the first division. After Greece, he became manager of the Cypriot teamAPOEL in 1995 and until 1996 when he quit from his team, he won theCypriot Cup in his first year in Cyprus in 1995 andthe Double the following season.
He went back to his home country to become manager ofLokomotiv Sofia and then he was appointed as head coach tohis country's national team for the1998 FIFA World Cup. Despite a disappointing showing in France, with only one point achieved from three games, he continued as national coach, but after a 3–0 defeat toPoland in the first qualifying match forEuro 2000 in September 1998, he decided to resign from his post, stating "I believe I have taken the team as far as I am able, and now it is time for the players to respond to someone else who, I hope, can improve our results."
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Panathinaikos
Ionikos
APOEL
Individual
Source:[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 1968 | Mithatpaşa Stadium,Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 27 October 1968 | Vasil Levski National Stadium,Sofia, Bulgaria |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 15 June 1969 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Poland | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 22 October 1969 | Stadion Feijenoord,Rotterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 7 December 1969 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 5 May 1970 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Soviet Union | 3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 7 | 2 June 1970 | Estadio León,León, Mexico |  Peru | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
| 8 | 9 June 1971 | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualification |
| 9 | 4–0 | |||||
| 10 | 7 September 1971 | Grünwalder Stadion,Munich, Germany |  West German Amateurs | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 11 | 27 October 1971 | Stadionul Național,Bucharest, Romania |  Romania | 1–1 | 1–1 | Unofficial Friendly |
| 12 | 10 November 1971 | Stade Marcel Saupin,Nantes, France |  France | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualification |
| 13 | 24 November 1971 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Spain | 7–3 | 8–3 | 1972 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 14 | 24 March 1972 | Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 16 April 1972 | Stadion Beroe,Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | Poland | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1972 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 16 | 3–1 | |||||
| 17 | 31 May 1972 | Estadio El Plantío,Burgos, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1972 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 18 | 21 June 1972 | Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Italy | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 19 | 18 October 1972 | Stadion Beroe, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 3–0 | |||||
| 21 | 19 November 1972 | Tsirio Stadium,Limassol, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 4–0 | |||||
| 23 | 31 January 1973 | Nikos Goumas Stadium,Athens, Greece |  Greece | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 24 | 2 May 1973 | Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Portugal | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 25 | 13 October 1973 | Estádio da Luz,Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 26 | 2–1 | |||||
| 27 | 6 February 1974 | Morphou Municipal Stadium,Morphou, Cyprus | Cyprus | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 28 | 3–1 | |||||
| 29 | 4–1 | |||||
| 30 | 8 February 1974 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium,Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 31 | 10 February 1974 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Kuwait | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 32 | 2–1 | |||||
| 33 | 31 March 1974 | Z.T.E. Stadion,Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |  Hungary | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 34 | 8 May 1974 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Turkey | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1973–76 Balkan Cup |
| 35 | 2–0[1] | |||||
| 36 | 25 May 1974 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  North Korea | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 37 | 5–0 | |||||
| 38 | 6–1 | |||||
| 39 | 19 June 1974 | Niedersachsenstadion,Hannover, Germany |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup |
| 40 | 13 October 1974 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Greece | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
| 41 | 11 June 1975 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Malta | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification |
| 42 | 25 January 1976 | National Stadium,Tokyo, Japan |  Japan | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 43 | 28 January 1976 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai,Osaka, Japan | Japan | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 44 | 5 May 1976 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | North Korea | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 45 | 2–0 | |||||
| 46 | 22 September 1976 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 47 | 9 October 1976 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | France | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 48 | 25 April 1979 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti,Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Argentina | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
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