Nikolay Kostov ( bg, Николай Костов; born 2 July 1963) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n football manager and former footballer who most recently managed Shakhter Karagandy.

Career

Much of his coaching career has taken place in Cyprus. His first coaching role in the country was at

Anorthosis Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fo ...

, where he won the

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club team ...

in 2002. In 2006, he joined

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia ( el, Ολυμπιακός Λευκωσίας, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus and competes in the Cypriot First Division. The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the C ...

, but was replaced by

Juan Ramon Rocha ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

in October 2006. He was the coach for

Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football ...

from 2008 to 2010, a role from which he resigned in November 2010. On 4 November 2011, he was revealed as the new manager of

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 ...

. His contract ran until the end of the 2011–12 season. He resigned from his position on 26 March 2012, after enduring his first and only defeat with the club - a 0:1 home loss against

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The ...

. In late July 2012, Kostov was appointed as the new head coach of

Karpaty Lviv Football Club Karpaty Lviv ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. History Early years (1963–68) The team of Karpaty was founded on 18 January, 1963. In 1961 Silmash Lviv won the championship of Lviv Oblast but lost its p ...

Botev Plovdiv

On 11 November 2015, Nikolay Kostov was appointed as the new head coach of Botev Plovdiv. On 24 August 2016, Kostov was dismissed from Botev Plovdiv.Оставките на спортния щаб са приети, Николай Киров и Иван Кочев водят отбора срещу Нефтохимик
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Honours

: 2002

References

External links

Profile at LevskiSofia.info
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kostov, Nikolay 1963 births Living people People from Dobrich Association football midfielders Bulgarian footballers Bulgarian expatriate footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players PFC Dobrudzha Dobrich players PFC Levski Sofia players PFC Slavia Sofia players PFC Spartak Varna players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Bulgarian football managers Bulgarian expatriate football managers Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. managers AEK Larnaca FC managers FC Urartu managers FC Metalurh Donetsk managers Olympiakos Nicosia managers PFC Levski Sofia managers FC Karpaty Lviv managers SC Tavriya Simferopol managers Ukrainian Premier League managers Botev Plovdiv managers FC Tosno managers FC Stal Kamianske managers FC Shakhter Karagandy managers FC Caspiy managers Expatriate football managers in Ukraine Expatriate football managers in Russia Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Expatriate football managers in Armenia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia