Marian Georgiev Hristov (Bulgarian: Мариян Христов) (born 29 July 1973) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer[2] who played as a midfielder. Since his retirement from playing, he has worked as an assistant manager.
Hristov with Balkan Botevgrad in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marian Georgiev Hristov | ||
Date of birth | (1973-07-29) 29 July 1973 (age 48) | ||
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) | |
National team | |||
1996–2007 | Bulgaria | 45 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2011 | Balkan Botevgrad | ||
2013–???? | Levski Sofia (assistant manager) | ||
2018–2019 | Septemvri Sofia (assistant manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hristov's first club was PFC Balkan Botevgrad.[3] He later played with Slavia Sofia (1994–95), Levski Sofia (1995–97), and has been champion of Germany with Kaiserslautern in 1998, reached a UEFA Cup Semi-final: 2001 and a Champions League, Quarter-final: 1999 (1997–2004). He also was the DFB-Pokal finalist in 2003.[3]
For Bulgaria, he played at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004.[3]
By 27 March 2007, Hrıstov had retired from international football. Marian Hristov had earned 45 caps and scored four times for Bulgaria.[3]
He has also expressed an interest in coaching his country.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 November 1996 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 25 April 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
4 | 10 September 2003 | Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2004 qualifier |
Bulgaria squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Bulgaria squad – UEFA Euro 2004 | ||
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