Nikolay Krastev (Bulgarian: Николай Кръстев) (born 29 October 1979) is a former Bulgarian footballer, who played as a defender and is currently manager of Neftochimic Burgas. Krastev was a central/left defender and captain of the team. He started his career in Naftex Burgas's youth teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolay Dimov Krastev | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neftochimic (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2006 | Naftex Burgas | 143 | (7) |
| 2006–2011 | Chernomorets Burgas | 94 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | Chernomorets Pomorie | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 251 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Bulgaria | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Chernomorets Pomorie (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Chernomorets Burgas (youth coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Chernomorets Burgas (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Pirin Blagoevgrad (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Chernomorets 1919 (youth coach) | ||
| 2017 | Neftochimic (head of academy) | ||
| 2017 | Neftochimic | ||
| 2017–2020 | Neftochimic (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Neftochimic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Krastev played nine seasons for Naftex Burgas. In 2003 and 2004, he was a part of Bulgaria national football team, being capped six times. He signed with Chernomorets Burgas in June 2006 on a free transfer and played in Intertoto Cup 2008 matches against the Slovenian ND Gorica and the Swiss Grasshopper Club Zürich. In January 2011, he signed with Chernomorets Pomorie.
On 23 June 2017, Krastev was appointed as manager of Neftochimic Burgas.[1] On 6 October 2017, following a Board of Directors' decision, Krastev was demoted to assistant manager with Blagomir Mitrev taking charge of the club.[2] He once again became head coach in October 2020, after Viktorio Pavlov was relieved of his duties as manager.[3]
Personal life edit
Krastev's son, Dimo Krastev, is also a professional footballer.[4]
References edit
- ^ ""Нефтохимик" стартира във Втора лига" (in Bulgarian). neftochimic.com. 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Благомир Митрев се завръща в Нефтохимик" (in Bulgarian). neftochimic.com. 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Николай Кръстев ще води Нефтохимик" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "15-годишен талант на Нефтохимик дебютира срещу Созопол". Gong.bg.
External links edit
- Nikolay Krastev at National-Football-Teams.com
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