Nikolay Krastev ( bg, Николай Кръстев) (born 29 October 1979) is a former
Bulgaria
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footballer
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, who played as a
defender and is currently manager of
Neftochimic Burgas. Krastev was a central/left defender and captain of the team. He started his career in
Naftex Burgas ''For the new club claimed as the successor, see PFC Neftochimic Burgas.''
PFC Naftex Burgas ({{Lang-bg, ПФК Нафтекс) is a former football club from Burgas, Bulgaria.
History
The club was created in 1962 by a group of workers, laying t ...
's youth teams.
Career
Krastev played nine seasons for Naftex Burgas. In 2003 and 2004, he was a part of
Bulgaria national football team, being capped six times. He signed with
Chernomorets Burgas in June 2006 on a free transfer and played in
Intertoto Cup 2008
The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last UEFA Intertoto Cup football tournament, the 14th to be organised by UEFA and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Fifty teams were invited, with the eleven winners after th ...
matches against the Slovenian
ND Gorica
Nogometno društvo Gorica, commonly referred to as ND Gorica or simply Gorica, is a Slovenian football club based in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian PrvaLiga and three Slovenian Cu ...
and the Swiss
Grasshopper Club Zürich. In January 2011, he signed with
Chernomorets Pomorie
Pomorie ( bg, Поморие) is a Bulgarian municipal ( bg, общински, pronounced obshtinski) association football club based in Pomorie, that competes in the A RFG Burgas, the fourth tier of Bulgarian football. The club plays its home ...
.
On 23 June 2017, Krastev was appointed as manager of
Neftochimic Burgas. On 6 October 2017, following a Board of Directors' decision, Krastev was demoted to assistant manager with
Blagomir Mitrev taking charge of the club. He once again became head coach in October 2020, after
Viktorio Pavlov was relieved of his duties as manager.
Personal life
Krastev's son,
Dimo Krastev, is also a professional footballer.
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Burgas
Bulgarian footballers
Bulgarian football managers
Bulgaria international footballers
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Neftochimic Burgas players
PFC Chernomorets Burgas players
FC Pomorie players
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Association football defenders