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Marian Hristov

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In thisBulgarian name,thepatronymicisGeorgievand thefamily nameisHristov.
Marian Hristov
Hristov withBalkan Botevgradin 2010
Personal information
Full name Marian Georgiev Hristov
Date of birth (1973-07-29)29 July 1973(age 51)
Place of birth Botevgrad,Bulgaria
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Balkan Botevgrad 19 (6)
1994–1995 Slavia Sofia 26 (8)
1995–1997 Levski Sofia 56 (19)
1997–2004 1. FC Kaiserslautern 146 (26)
2004–2006 VfL Wolfsburg 17 (3)
2008–2011 Balkan Botevgrad 22 (4)
Total 286 (66)
International career
1996–2007 Bulgaria 45 (4)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Balkan Botevgrad
2013–???? Levski Sofia(assistant manager)
2018–2019 Septemvri Sofia(assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marian Georgiev Hristov(Bulgarian:Мариян Георгиев Христов) (born 29 July 1973) is a Bulgarian former professionalfootballer[2]who played as amidfielder.Since his retirement from playing, he has worked as an assistant manager.

Club career

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Hristov started his professional career atPFC Balkan Botevgradin 1993.[3]He then went on to play atSlavia Sofia(1994–95) andLevski Sofia(1995–97) before joiningKaiserslauternin 1997. During his tenure at the german club, he achieved notable success, winning the Bundesliga title in1998,reaching theUEFA Champions Leaguequarter-final in1999as well as theUEFA Cupsemi-final in2001.He was also runner-up for theDFB-Pokalin2003.[3]

In 2004, Hristov joinedVfL Wolfsburg,but missed most of the2004–05season due to a serious knee injury. He was able to return successfully towards the end of the2005–06season. Unfortunately, he was again out of the team for almost the entire2006–07season due to another injury, as a result of which his contract with VfL was not renewed in 2007.

International career

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ForBulgaria,he played at the1998 World Cupwhere he appeared in two of the three games of the team, againstNigeriaandSpain.

He was also part of the Bulgarian squad that reached the2004 European Championship,and started in all three group stage matches.[3]

By 27 March 2007, Hristov had retired from international football, earning 45 caps and scoring four times for the national team.[3]

He has also expressed an interest in coaching his country.[4]

International goals

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Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hristov goal.
List of international goals scored by Marian Hristov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 November 1996 Rajamangala Stadium,Bangkok Thailand 1–0 4–0 Friendly
2 2–0
3 25 April 2001 Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo Norway 1–0 1–2 Friendly
4 10 September 2003 Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall,Andorra la Vella Andorra 3–0 3–0 Euro 2004 qualifier

Honours

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1. FC Kaiserslautern

References

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  1. ^"Започваме ги с Швеция. 10 години след лудото американско лято се готвим за скок в Европа"(in Bulgarian). standartnews. 12 June 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 20 August 2017.Retrieved22 August2017.
  2. ^"Hristov, Marijan"(in German). kicker.de.Retrieved6 January2012.
  3. ^abcd"Честит рожден ден на Мариян Христов".Bulgarian Football Union.29 July 2020.Retrieved29 July2020.
  4. ^"Мариян Христов: искам да стана треньор на националния отбор"(in Bulgarian). novsport.Retrieved31 March2012.
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