 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolay Nikolov Kostov | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-07-02)2 July 1963 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Dobrich, Bulgaria | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1988 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 192 | (74) |
| 1988–1989 | Levski Sofia | 6 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Slavia Sofia | 29 | (9) |
| 1990–1993 | Anorthosis | ||
| 1994 | Levski Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 1994 | Spartak Varna | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (assistant) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Stal Kamianske | ||
| 2018–2019 | Shakhter Karagandy | ||
| 2022 | Caspiy | ||
| 2023–2024 | Levski Sofia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikolay Nikolov Kostov (Bulgarian:Николай Николов Костов; born 2 July 1963) is aBulgarian former footballer and current manager.
Much of his coaching career has taken place in Cyprus. His first coaching role in the country was atAnorthosis, where he won theCypriot Cup in 2002.[1] In 2006, he joinedOlympiakos Nicosia, but was replaced byJuan Ramon Rocha in October 2006.[2] He was the coach forMetalurh Donetsk from 2008 to 2010, a role from which he resigned in November 2010.[3]
On 4 November 2011, he was revealed as the new manager ofLevski Sofia. His contract ran until the end of the 2011–12 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 againstMinyor Pernik. In late July 2012, Kostov was appointed as the new head coach ofKarpaty Lviv.
On 11 November 2015, Nikolay Kostov was appointed as the new head coach ofBotev Plovdiv.[5] On 24 August 2016, he was released from his duties.[6]
After several years of coaching in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, on 13 June 2023, Kostov returned toLevski Sofia.[7]
