Nikolay Nikolov Kostov (; born 2 July 1963) is a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
n former footballer and current manager.
Career
Much of his coaching career has taken place in Cyprus. His first coaching role in the country was at
Anorthosis, where he won the
Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association.
First held in 1934, it i ...
in 2002. In 2006, he joined
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. ...
, but was replaced by
Juan Ramon Rocha in October 2006. He was the coach for
Metalurh Donetsk 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
PFC Levski Sofia () 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 by a group of high sc ...
. 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. In late July 2012, Kostov was appointed as the new head coach of
Karpaty Lviv.
On 11 November 2015, Nikolay Kostov was appointed as the new head coach of
Botev Plovdiv
Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev AD, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv (, ), or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional Association football, football club based in Plovdiv. It competes in the First Professiona ...
. On 24 August 2016, he was released from his duties.
After several years of coaching in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, on 13 June 2023, Kostov returned to
Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia () 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 by a group of high sc ...
.
Николай Костов е новият старши треньор на "Левски"
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Honours
* Anorthosis
**Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association.
First held in 1934, it i ...
: 2002
References
External links
Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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1963 births
Footballers from Dobrich
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players
PFC Levski Sofia players
PFC Slavia Sofia players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
FC Spartak Varna players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Cypriot First Division players
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Bulgarian football managers
Anorthosis Famagusta FC managers
Olympiakos Nicosia managers
AEK Larnaca FC managers
FC Urartu managers
FC Metalurh Donetsk managers
PFC Levski Sofia managers
FC Karpaty Lviv managers
SC Tavriya Simferopol managers
FC Tosno managers
Botev Plovdiv managers
FC Stal Kamianske managers
FC Shakhter Karagandy managers
FC Caspiy managers
Cypriot First Division managers
Armenian Premier League managers
Ukrainian Premier League managers
Russian First League managers
Kazakhstan Premier League managers
Bulgarian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
Expatriate football managers in Armenia
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia
Expatriate football managers in Ukraine
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate football managers in Russia
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen