Manol Manolov
.jpg) Manolov in 1972 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 1925[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 16 December 2008 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1944 | Ustrem Sofia | ||
| 1944–1948 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| 1948–1962 | CSKA Sofia | 239 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1961 | Bulgaria | 57 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1962–1963 | Cherno More Varna | ||
| 1965–1966 | Beroe | ||
| 1969–1974 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 1974 | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
| 1974–1975 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 1975–1980 | Apollon Athens | ||
| 1980 | Slavia | ||
| 1981 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 1982–1983 | Panserraikos | ||
| 1984–1985 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | ||
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1956 Melbourne | Team Competition |
Manol Manolov (Bulgarian: Манол Манолов; 4 August 1925 – 16 December 2008) was a Bulgarian football defender and manager.
Biography
[edit]Born in Sofia, Manolov featured in 57 games for the Bulgaria national football team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] Between 1948 and 1962, he played in 239 matches and scored 8 goals for CSKA Sofia. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1958. Manolov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, a record twelve times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, four times (all with CSKA). He coached Beroe, CSKA Sofia, Hebar Pazardzhik,[3] Ethnikos Piraeus,[4] Apollon Athens,[5] Slavia and Panserraikos.[6]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian League (12): 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
- Bulgarian Cup (5): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960,1961
Coach
[edit]- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian League: 1971, 1972, 1973
- Bulgarian Cup: 1972, 1973, 1985
- Cup of the Soviet Army: 1985
References
[edit]- ^ Manol Maolov's obituary (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Manol Manolov". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Hebar Pazardzhik". Hebarfc.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Greece 1980/81". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Greece 1979/80". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Greece 1982/83". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
External links
[edit]- Bulgarian record-holder Manolov dies, UEFA.com
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Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2008 deaths
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- PFC Septemvri Sofia players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Bulgaria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Bulgarian football managers
- PFC Cherno More Varna managers
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora managers
- PFC CSKA Sofia managers
- PFC Hebar Pazardzhik managers
- Apollon Smyrnis F.C. managers
- Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. managers
- Panserraikos F.C. managers
- Olympic medalists in football
- Footballers from Sofia
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men's association football defenders
- Bulgarian expatriate football managers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate football managers in Greece