Nikolay Kirov (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Botev Plovdiv (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1992 | Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
| 1997–2000 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2001 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2005 | Maritsa Plovdiv (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
| 2007 | Maritsa Plovdiv (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
| 2007–2011 | Spartak Plovdiv | ||
| 2014 | Botev Plovdiv (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Botev Plovdiv (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nikolay Kirov (Bulgarian: Николай Киров; born 12 June 1975) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He is the current manager of Botev Plovdiv.
Kirov started his career as assistant manager at his hometown club Maritsa Plovdiv. He was soon promoted to manager but in January 2007 became assistant again when the much more experienced Petar Zehtinski was appointed as manager. However, he resigned in two months and Kirov was restored as manager.
On 13 June 2007, Kirov was appointed as manager of Spartak Plovdiv. He left the club after the 2010–11 season due to the contunuing financial crisis.
On 14 June 2011, Kirov was announced as the Head of youth department of Botev Plovdiv, a position he held until 10 January 2017.
Kirov served as assistant manager of Velislav Vutsov in 2014 and Ermin Šiljak in 2015. On 1 September 2016, following Nikolay Mitov's short tenure, Kirov was appointed as interim manager – an assignment made permanent in January 2017.
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