Antonio Ananiev (Bulgarian: Антонио Ананиев; born 8 May 1965) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
![]() Ananiev in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1965-05-08) 8 May 1965 (age 57) | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1990 | Slavia Sofia | 198 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Energie Cottbus | 17 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 43 | (0) |
1993 | CSKA Sofia | 14 | (0) |
1994 | Slavia Sofia | 8 | (0) |
1994–1996 | Energie Cottbus | 58 | (0) |
1996–1997 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | (0) |
1997–1998 | VfB Leipzig | 14 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Chemnitzer FC | 62 | (0) |
Total | 418 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1986–1993 | Bulgaria | 6 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2006–2010 | Energie Cottbus (goalkeeper coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ananiev spent most of his early career in the A PFG, becoming vice-champion of Bulgaria with Slavia Sofia in 1990 and with CSKA Sofia in 1994. He also spent the last eight years of his professional career in Germany, taking up a job as a goalkeeping coach at Energie Cottbus upon his retirement.[1]