Nikolai Kostov

Levski Sofia
Manager

Born on : July 02, 1963 (60 years) at Dobrich

Nationality : Bulgaria

Height : 1m70

Weight : 74 kg

2018
2017-2018

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Current season statistics (2023/2024)

20 Victories 8 Draws

10 Losses 5 League Ranking

55 Goals for 33 Goals against

Main position
Forward

Identities

Nikola Kostov

Nikolai Kostov

Manager careerLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 13:47

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2023/2024	Levski Sofia	1	30	53%16	20%6	27%8	5	54	45	26	6	50%3	33%2	17%1	Europa Conference LeagueBarrBarrages	6	4	2	50%1		50%1	Bulgarian Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	4	3								38	53%20	21%8	26%10		55	33
2022/2023	Levski Sofia
2022	Caspiy Aktau	1	26	35%9	15%4	50%13	7	31	26	42								6	50%3	17%1	33%2	OLIMPBET-Kazakhstan Cup6	10	9								32	38%12	16%5	47%15		36	51
2021	Caspiy Aktau
2019	Shakhter	1	33	27%9	24%8	48%16	9	35	40	47								1			100%1	Kazakhstan Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	0	2								34	26%9	24%8	50%17		40	49
2018	Shakhter	1	15	27%4	53%8	20%3	9	36	17	15																						15	27%4	53%8	20%3		17	15
2017/2018	Stal Kamianske	1	22	18%4	32%7	50%11	12	26	16	27								1		100%1		Ukrainian Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	1	1								23	17%4	35%8	48%11		17	28
2016/2017	Botev Plovdiv	1	4	25%1	25%1	50%2	10	4	5	8																						4	25%1	25%1	50%2		5	8
2015/2016	Botev Plovdiv	1	19	21%4	32%6	47%9	7	33	19	28																						19	21%4	32%6	47%9		19	28
2014/2015	Tosno	2	17	47%8	24%4	29%5	5	28	23	23								3	33%1	33%1	33%1	Russian Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	4	4								20	45%9	25%5	30%6		27	27
2013/2014	Tavria	1	11		18%2	82%9	15	10	3	16																						11		18%2	82%9		3	16
2012/2013	Karpaty Lviv	1	27	26%7	19%5	56%15	14	27	34	43								3	67%2		33%1	Ukrainian Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	5	3								30	30%9	17%5	53%16		39	46
2011/2012	Levski Sofia	1	9	89%8		11%1	3	45	18	6								3	67%2		33%1	Bulgarian Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	5	2								12	83%10		17%2		23	8
2010/2011	Metallurg D.	1	27	33%9	19%5	48%13	11	32	29	41								1		100%1		Ukrainian Cup1/161/16 de finale	0	0								28	32%9	21%6	46%13		29	41
2009/2010	Metallurg D.	1	30	37%11	23%7	40%12	8	40	41	33	6	67%4	17%1	17%1	(C3) Europa LeagueBarrBarrages	14	6	5	60%3	20%1	20%1	Ukrainian CupFinaFinale	9	7								41	44%18	22%9	34%14		64	46
2008	Banants	1	1		100%1				0	0								1	100%1			Independance Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	1	0								2	50%1	50%1			1
2007	Banants	1	12	67%8		33%4	2	52	30	8																						12	67%8		33%4		30	8
2006/2007	Olympiakos	1	26	23%6	38%10	38%10	11	28	24	36																						26	23%6	38%10	38%10		24	36
2005/2006	AEK Larnaca	1	26	35%9	15%4	50%13	8	31	39	37																						26	35%9	15%4	50%13		39	37
2004/2005	Olympiakos	1	26	42%11	23%6	35%9	4	39	36	38	2			100%2	Intertoto Cup1er 1er tour	0	16															28	39%11	21%6	39%11		36	54
2003/2004	Onisilos	1	26	15%4	12%3	73%19	13	15	22	61																						26	15%4	12%3	73%19		22	61
2001/2002	Anorthosis	1	26	69%18	15%4	15%4	2	58	71	31																						26	69%18	15%4	15%4		71	31
1998/1999	Dobrudzha	1	30	37%11	10%3	53%16	9	36	45	55																						30	37%11	10%3	53%16		45	55
1997/1998	Dobrudzha	1	30	37%11	10%3	53%16	12	36	33	55																						30	37%11	10%3	53%16		33	55
1996/1997	Dobrudzha	1	30	37%11	20%6	43%13	12	39	44	48																						30	37%11	20%6	43%13		44	48
Total			503	36%179	20%103	44%221	188	735	660	724	14	50%7	21%3	29%4		20	26	26	50%13	19%5	31%8		39	31								543	37%199	20%111	43%233		719	781

Kostov's career statisticsLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 13:47

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

SeasonClubLeagueContinentNat. cupsInternationalTotal
tier
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								

							1993/1994 Spartak Varna1

							1993/1994 Levski Sofia10%

							1992/1993 Anorthosis1

							1991/1992 Anorthosis1

							1990/1991 Anorthosis1

							1989/1990 Slavia Sofia1

							1988/1989 Botev Vratsa1

							1988/1989 Vitosha Sofia111150150%00100%11115150%00100%1

					
						
							
								Club
								Competition
								
									Games
								Goals forAssistsEfficiencyOwn goalsGoals againstClean sheetsMinutes playedJersey NumberMatch startsSubstituteOn the game sheetYellow cardsRed cardsVDL

										Vitosha
										Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions
										111500%150%0%0%100%

					
				

							1987/1988 Dobrudzha

							1986/1987 Dobrudzha

							1985/1986 Dobrudzha

							1984/1985 Dobrudzha

							1983/1984 Dobrudzha

							1982/1983 Dobrudzha

							1981/1982 Dobrudzha

					Total11150%117%0%0%100%111150%117%0%0%100%1

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Manager's titles

Runner-ups

Division A	1	2002
Premier League	1	2007
Ukrainian Cup	1	2010

Transfers

14/06/23 >	Levski Sofia	mana.
31/12/21 > 13/11/22	Caspiy Aktau	mana.
18/07/18 > 21/11/19	Shakhter	mana.
28/09/17 > 18/07/18	Stal Kamianske	mana.
12/11/15 > 25/08/16	Botev Plovdiv	mana.
01/07/14 > 05/11/14	Tosno	mana.
15/01/14 > 01/07/14	Tavria	mana.
30/07/12 > 19/06/13	Karpaty Lviv	mana.
04/11/11 > 26/03/12	Levski Sofia	mana.
01/07/09 > 03/05/11	Metallurg D.	mana.
15/08/07 > 08/04/08	Banants	mana.
01/07/06 > 01/07/07	Olympiakos	mana.
01/07/05 > 01/07/06	AEK Larnaca	mana.
01/07/04 > 01/07/05	Olympiakos	mana.
01/07/03 > 01/07/04	Onisilos	mana.
01/07/01 > 01/07/02	Anorthosis	mana.
01/07/99 > 01/07/01	Anorthosis	y. c.
01/07/96 > 01/07/99	Dobrudzha	mana.

01/07/94 >	Retired
01/01/94 > 01/07/94	Spartak Varna
01/07/93 > 01/01/94	Levski Sofia
01/07/90 > 01/07/93	Anorthosis
01/07/89 > 01/07/90	Slavia Sofia
01/01/89 > 01/07/89	Botev Vratsa
01/07/88 > 01/01/89	Vitosha Sofia
19/07/81 > 01/07/88	Dobrudzha

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Manager career by clubLast updated on 28/04/2024 at 03:08

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
AEK Larnaca	26	35%9	15%4	50%13	39	37
Anorthosis	26	69%18	15%4	15%4	71	31
Botev	23	22%5	30%7	48%11	24	36
Caspiy Aktau	32	38%12	16%5	47%15	36	51
Dobrudzha	90	37%33	13%12	50%45	122	158
Karpaty Lviv	30	30%9	17%5	53%16	39	46
Levski Sofia	50	60%30	16%8	24%12	78	41
Metallurg D.	69	39%27	22%15	39%27	93	87
Olympiakos	54	31%17	30%16	39%21	60	90
Onisilos	26	15%4	12%3	73%19	20	61
Shakhter	49	27%13	33%16	41%20	57	64
Stal Kamianske	23	17%4	35%8	48%11	17	28
Tavria	11	0%0	18%2	82%9	3	16
Tosno	20	45%9	25%5	30%6	27	27
Banants	14	64%9	7%1	29%4	31	8

Player career by clubLast updated on 28/04/2024 at 03:08

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Vitosha	1				15			0%0	0%0	100%1

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Loko Plovdiv	13	6	21	19
Slavia Sofia	12	6	17	17
Etar	7	6	17	5
Apollon	10	4	15	18
AEL Limassol	10	4	15	15
AEK Larnaca	8	4	9	10
Cherno More	6	4	9	9
Varna	6	4	12	6
Doxa	4	4	12	4
Ethnikos A	10	3	13	16
AE Paphos	8	3	13	16
Botev	8	3	13	11
Dnipro	8	3	9	14
Minyor	7	3	6	11
Vorskla	7	3	10	7
Metalurh Z.	7	3	10	8
Tavria	7	3	9	7
Velbazhd	6	3	5	6
Taraz	6	3	6	5
Astana	6	3	7	11

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
AC Milan	1	0	0	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
APOEL	10	8	27
Omonia	10	8	24
Dynamo Kyiv	8	7	15
Shakhtar	9	7	18
Apollon	10	6	18
Levski Sofia	8	6	19
Loko Plovdiv	13	6	19
FC Metal	8	6	14
Anorthosis	8	5	14
Loko Sofia	8	5	23
Slavia Sofia	12	5	17
Ludogorets	6	5	13
Olympiakos	6	4	9
Nea Salamina	6	4	16
Ethnikos A	10	4	16
Litex Lovech	5	4	15
CSKA Sofia	8	4	14
Minyor	7	4	11
Dnipro	8	4	14
Arsenal Kyiv	6	4	15

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
AC Milan	1	1	5

Results with or without him

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1993/1994	Varna	0%	0%	0	7%	79%	14	-
1993/1994	Levski Sofia	0%	0%	0	72%	17%	18	-
1992/1993	Anorthosis	0%	0%	0	39%	39%	28	-
1991/1992	Anorthosis	0%	0%	0	64%	18%	28	-
1990/1991	Anorthosis	0%	0%	0	69%	12%	26	-
1989/1990	Slavia Sofia	0%	0%	0	41%	28%	32	-
1988/1989	Botev Vratsa	0%	0%	0	47%	47%	15	-
1988/1989	Vitosha	0%	100%	1	44%	31%	16	-
1987/1988	Dobrudzha	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1986/1987	Dobrudzha	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1985/1986	Dobrudzha	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1984/1985	Dobrudzha	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1983/1984	Dobrudzha	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1982/1983	Dobrudzha	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1981/1982	Dobrudzha	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Vitosha Sofia
06/10/1988	CECC	AC Milan - Vitosha Sofia	5 - 2	First match with the club, first loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 28/04/2024 at 03:08

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	Red cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Champions League	Champions League	1					15						100%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1993/1994	Varna	1	15	16	28	4	4	20	18	65
1993/1994	Levski Sofia	1	1	37	14	12	1	1	36	6
1992/1993	Anorthosis	1	5	39	26	11	6	9	32	33
1991/1992	Anorthosis	1	2	58	26	18	4	4	55	23
1990/1991	Anorthosis	1	2	41	26	18	5	3	42	14
1989/1990	Slavia Sofia	1	2	36	30	13	10	7	37	29
1988/1989	Botev Vratsa	1	13	26	30	9	8	13	32	53
1988/1989	Vitosha	1	3	6	4	3	0	1	9	3

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 07, 1994	07/05	PPFL	Round 30	Spartak Varna	0 - 3	Botev Plovdiv	No data
April 30, 1994	30/04	PPFL	Round 29	Etar	3 - 1	Spartak Varna	No data
April 23, 1994	23/04	PPFL	Round 28	Spartak Varna	1 - 3	Volov Shumen	No data
April 16, 1994	16/04	PPFL	Round 26	Spartak Varna	0 - 2	Levski Sofia	No data
April 10, 1994	10/04	PPFL	Round 25	Slavia Sofia	2 - 0	Spartak Varna	No data
April 06, 1994	06/04	PPFL	Round 24	Spartak Varna	2 - 2	Cherno More	No data
April 02, 1994	02/04	PPFL	Round 23	Burgas	1 - 0	Spartak Varna	No data
March 26, 1994	26/03	PPFL	Round 22	Spartak Varna	2 - 1	Loko Plovdiv	No data
March 20, 1994	20/03	PPFL	Round 21	Lokomotiv GO	1 - 0	Spartak Varna	No data
March 16, 1994	16/03	PPFL	Round 20	Spartak Varna	0 - 0	Dobrudzha	No data
March 12, 1994	12/03	PPFL	Round 19	Pirin Bg	3 - 0	Spartak Varna	No data
March 09, 1994	09/03	PPFL	Round 18	Spartak Varna	0 - 1	CSKA Sofia	No data
March 05, 1994	05/03	PPFL	Round 17	Loko Sofia	7 - 0	Spartak Varna	No data
February 26, 1994	26/02	PPFL	Round 16	Béroé	1 - 0	Spartak Varna	No data

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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