Stanislav Petrov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Станислав Стоянов) (born 10 September 1976) is a Bulgarian former football midfielder who spent most of his career at Cherno More Varna. His natural position is at defensive midfielder, but he has also played at full back, right-sided midfielder and attacking midfielder.[1]

Stanislav Stoyanov
Personal information
Full name Stanislav Petrov Stoyanov
Date of birth (1976-09-10) 10 September 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Bulgaria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Dobrudzha Dobrich 97 (7)
1999–2011 Cherno More 240 (10)
Total 337 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2012

Career edit

Dobrudzha edit

In 1994, he signed his first professional contract with Dobrudzha Dobrich. During the 1994–95 season, Stoyanov scored his first Dobrudzha goal on his A PFG debut against Beroe Stara Zagora in a 2–0 away victory. He spent 5 seasons of his career at the club of Dobrich, playing in 97 games and scoring 7 goals.

Cherno More edit

In June 1999, Stoyanov joined Cherno More Varna for an undisclosed fee. He settled well and became an integral part of the Cherno More team that won promotion to A PFG in 2000, after a 6-year absence. He made his debut on 7 August 1999, in a 1–0 home victory over Lokomotiv Plovdiv. His first goal came on 18 September, in a 3–1 defeat away to Vidima-Rakovski. During his first three seasons at Ticha Stadium, he plays as a right side midfielder and a right winger.

On 2 October 2008, Stoyanov captained Cherno More in a UEFA Cup 2–2 away draw versus VfB Stuttgart.[2]

On 16 May 2010, he made his 200th appearance for the team in the A PFG in a 2–1 home win against Montana.

On 12 January 2012, Stoyanov announced his retirement after his contract expired on 31 December 2011.[3]

Career statistics edit

As of 29 November 2011

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dobrudzha Dobrich 1994–95 10 1 ? ? 10 1
1995–96 17 3 ? ? 17 3
1996–97 25 2 ? ? 25 2
1997–98 23 1 ? ? 23 1
1998–99 22 0 ? ? 22 0
Total 97 7 0 0 0 0 97 7
Cherno More 1999–00 28 2 2 0 30 2
2000–01 22 3 0 0 22 3
2001–02 21 2 0 0 21 2
2002–03 8 0 3 0 11 0
2003–04 23 1 3 0 26 1
2004–05 24 0 0 0 24 0
2005–06 23 0 3 0 26 0
2006–07 13 0 2 0 15 0
2007–08 25 2 3 1 2 1 28 3
2008–09 26 0 1 0 6 0 33 0
2009–10 15 0 0 0 2 0 17 0
2010–11 10 0 2 0 12 0
2011-12 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
Total 240 10 19 1 10 1 269 12
Career totals 337 17 19 1 10 1 366 19

Achievements edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Stanislav Stoyanov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ "Stuttgart 2–2 Cherno More". uefa.com. 2 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Stanislav Stoyanov retires, testimonial to be arranged in the summer" (in Bulgarian). ole-bg.com. 12 January 2012.