Georgi Hristov (Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Христов, also romanized as Gjorgji Hristov; born 30 January 1976) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Georgi Hristov Ѓорѓи Христов | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-01-30) 30 January 1976 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth |
Bitola, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pelister | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Pelister | 34 | (11) |
| 1994–1997 | Partizan | 61 | (21) |
| 1997–2000 | Barnsley | 45 | (8) |
| 2000–2003 | NEC | 55 | (18) |
| 2003-2004 | Zwolle | 13 | (4) |
| 2005 | Dunfermline | 8 | (0) |
| 2005 | Debrecen | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 7 | (3) |
| 2006 | Niki Volou | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 6 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Den Bosch | 27 | (8) |
| 2008 | Baku | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 239 | (63) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–2005 | Macedonia | 48 | (16) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Metalurg Skopje | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hristov made 48 appearances and netted 18 goals for Macedonia between 1995 and 2005, being the second-highest scorer in the country's history.[1]
Born in Bitola, Hristov started out with his hometown club Pelister, before transferring to Partizan in 1994. He spent the following three seasons with the Black-Whites, winning back-to-back championships in 1996 and 1997. In June 1997, Hristov was sold to English club Barnsley for a fee of £1.5 million.[2] He scored 8 league goals in his debut season with the Tykes, as the club suffered relegation from the Premiership.[3] In the following two years, Hristov missed a lot of games due to a knee injury, before eventually leaving the club in 2000. He subsequently joined Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.[4] He moved to fellow Eredivisie side FC Zwolle in summer 2003.[5]
Hristov was capped 48 times for Macedonia, netting a goal on his debut in a 2–2 draw against Armenia on 10 May 1995. He scored a total of 16 goals for the national team, making him the second-highest scorer in the history of Macedonian football, only behind Goran Pandev. His final international was a March 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands.[6]
In October 2011, Hristov was appointed manager of Metalurg Skopje. He was released by the club in late 2012.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 16 | |