Manol Manolov

{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager (1925–2008)}}

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| image = Manol Manolov (1972).jpg

| fullname =

| birth_date = 4 August 1925[https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=147975 Manol Maolov's obituary] {{in lang|bg}}

| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2008|12|16|1925|8|4}}

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| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1942–1944

| years2 = 1944–1948

| years3 = 1948–1962

| clubs1 = Ustrem Sofia

| clubs2 = Septemvri Sofia

| clubs3 = CSKA Sofia

| caps1 =

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| caps3 = 239

| goals1 =

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| goals3 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 1950–1961

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 57

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1962–1963

| manageryears2 = 1965–1966

| manageryears3 = 1969–1974

| manageryears4 = 1974

| manageryears5 = 1974–1975

| manageryears6 = 1975–1980

| manageryears7 = 1980

| manageryears8 = 1981

| manageryears9 = 1982–1983

| manageryears10 = 1984–1985

| managerclubs1 = Cherno More Varna

| managerclubs2 = Beroe

| managerclubs3 = CSKA Sofia

| managerclubs4 = Hebar Pazardzhik

| managerclubs5 = CSKA Sofia

| managerclubs6 = Apollon Athens

| managerclubs7 = Slavia

| managerclubs8 = Ethnikos Piraeus

| managerclubs9 = Panserraikos

| managerclubs10 = CSKA Sofia

| caption = Manolov in 1972

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Manol Manolov ({{langx|bg|Манол Манолов}}; 4 August 1925 – 16 December 2008) was a Bulgarian football defender and manager.

Biography

Born in Sofia, Manolov featured in 57 games for the Bulgaria national football team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24312 |title=Manol Manolov |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 November 2021}} Between 1948 and 1962, he played in 239 matches and scored 8 goals for CSKA Sofia. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1958. Manolov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, a record twelve times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, four times (all with CSKA). He coached Beroe, CSKA Sofia, Hebar Pazardzhik,{{cite web|url=https://www.hebarfc.com/manol_manolov.php|title=Hebar Pazardzhik|website=Hebarfc.com|access-date=15 December 2018}} Ethnikos Piraeus,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk81.html|title=Greece 1980/81|website=Rsssf.com|access-date=15 December 2018}} Apollon Athens,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk80.html|title=Greece 1979/80|website=Rsssf.com|access-date=15 December 2018}} Slavia and Panserraikos.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk83.html|title=Greece 1982/83|website=Rsssf.com|access-date=15 December 2018}}

Honours

=Player=

CSKA Sofia
Bulgarian League (12): 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Bulgarian Cup (5): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960,1961

=Coach=

CSKA Sofia
Bulgarian League: 1971, 1972, 1973
Bulgarian Cup: 1972, 1973, 1985
Cup of the Soviet Army: 1985

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081217074658/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=787633.html Bulgarian record-holder Manolov dies], UEFA.com

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Category:1925 births