Stoyan Kolev ( bg, Стоян Колев; born 3 February 1976, in

Sliven Sliven ( bg, Сливен ) is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality in Northern Thrace. Sliven is famous for its heroic Haiduts who fought against the Ottoman Turk ...

) is a former

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who played as a

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. He is currently a goalkeeper coach at

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

Career

In summer of 2001 Kolev joined

and was loaned to

Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...

on a three-month deal. He made his debut for Beroe on 10 November 2001, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against

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 b ...

. In early 2002 he returned to CSKA. On 11 May 2002, Kolev made his first appearance for CSKA in a 0–2 loss against

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. He started 2002–03 season as the first choice goalkeeper in CSKA and kept a total of 13 clean sheets in 24 appearances and conceding only 14 goals at less than a goal a game as CSKA won their 29th

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

title. After staying for two years with

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n side Oțelul Galați, Kolev signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Chernomorets Burgas on 24 February 2010, moving on a free transfer. As a goalkeeper for Chernomorets, he becomes a second choice goalkeeper behind

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. After being named on the bench for Chernomorets's eleven games of the 2009–10 season, Kolev finally made his debut at home against

on 2 May in a 2–2

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draw. In the first half of the following season Kolev failed to make a single appearance in the

, after he was named on the bench for all 15 league matches. In April 2011 Borel suffered a season-enitz.bg, title=Стоян Колев подписа нов договор с Черноморец, accessdate=7 June 2011, language=Bulgarian On 4 December 2011, Kolev scored a penalty against

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

in a match of the

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, but it proved to be a consolation, as Chernomorets lost 2–1 at Hristo Botev Stadium. On 23 December, he was named the A PFG Goalkeeper of the Year by journalists. He left Chernomorets Burgas on 16 June 2013. In July 2013, Kolev signed with

. On 15 March 2014, he made a rare appearance in the

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against

, keeping a

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in the 1–0 win. He joined the coaching staff following his subsequent retirement. In July 2015, several months later, after

was sent to the third division due to the bad financial situation in the team, Kolev came out of retirement and went back on the field. He started as the first choice goalkeeper in the league, while

Anatoli Gospodinov Anatoli Gospodinov ( bg, Анатоли Господинов; born 21 March 1994) is a Bulgarian football goalkeeper who plays for Arda Kardzhali. Career statistics Club Honours Club CSKA Sofia * Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, � ...

plays in the cup matches. In the first 9 matches in the V Group, he kept clean sheets.

International career

Kolev was first called up to the

squad at the age of 26. He made his debut for

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's Bulgaria in a friendly against

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on 20 November 2002, when he was a

player, coming on as a second-half substitute during 0–1 defeat at

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. Kolev was Bulgaria's third-choice goalkeeper, behind

Zdravko Zdravkov Zdravko Stoyanov Zdravkov ( bg, Здравко Здравков; born 4 October 1970 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. He ended his career at the end of 2006–07 season. Club career On the club level, Zdravkov has played fo ...

and

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, at the

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, remaining an unused substitute in the tournament. On 14 February 2012, Kolev was selected as goalkeeper for

Lyuboslav Penev Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev ( bg, Любослав Младенов Пенев; born 31 August 1966) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player. Penev played as a forward for several clubs in Bulgaria and Spain. He started hi ...

's first match in charge, a friendly against

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. On 29 February, he made a substitute appearance, replacing

Nikolay Mihaylov Nikolay Borislavov Mihaylov ( bg, Николай Бориславов Михайлов; born 28 June 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Levski Sofia, where he is also the captain, and the Bulgarian natio ...

on 63 minutes in a 1–1 draw. It was Kolev's first match for Bulgaria since the friendly with

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in August 2008.

Career statistics

Club statistics

International statistics

Honours

;CSKA Sofia *

A Group The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

: 2002–03 * V Group: 2015–16 *

: 2015–16 ;Lokomotiv Plovdiv *

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