Aleksandar Borisov Stankov (born 3 September 1964) is a

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and a former footballer, who is currently manager.

Managerial career

In 2005, he worked with the second team of Krylia Sovetov in

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. On 12 June 2010, Stankov agreed to join Chinese side

Dalian Aerbin Dalian Professional Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning, that participates in the China Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). Their home stadium is Dalian Sports Ce ...

as manager, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract. He guided Dalian to the

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, but was released by the club in January 2011 when his contract expired. On 15 June 2013, Stankov was officially appointed as the

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

manager. On 16 May 2017,

Meizhou Hakka F.C. Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional China, Chinese association football, football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese ...

signed Stankov as their manager.

References

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