Manol Manolov
Personal information
Date of birth 4 August 1925[1]
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death 16 December 2008(2008-12-16) (aged 83)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1944 Ustrem Sofia
1944–1948 Septemvri Sofia
1948–1962 CSKA Sofia 239 (8)
International career
1950–1961 Bulgaria 57 (1)
Managerial career
1962–1963 Cherno More Varna
1965–1966 Beroe
1969–1974 CSKA Sofia
1974 Hebar Pazardzhik
1974–1975 CSKA Sofia
1975–1980 Apollon Athens
1980 Slavia
1981 Ethnikos Piraeus
1982–1983 Panserraikos
1984–1985 CSKA Sofia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team Competition

Manol Manolov (Bulgarian: Манол Манолов) (4 August 1925 – 16 December 2008) was a Bulgarian football defender and manager. He was born in Sofia. Manolov featured in 57 games for the Bulgaria national football team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] 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,[3] Ethnikos Piraeus,[4] Apollon Athens,[5] Slavia and Panserraikos.[6]

Honours

Player

Coach

References

  1. ↑ Manol Maolov's obituary (in Bulgarian)
  2. ↑ "Manol Manolov". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hebar Pazardzhik". Hebarfc.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Greece 1980/81". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Greece 1979/80". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Greece 1982/83". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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