Hristo Zlatinski

Hristo Zlatinski (Bulgarian: Христо Златински; born 22 January 1985) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Ludogorets III.

Hristo Zlatinski

Zlatinski playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Hristo Evtimov Zlatinski
Date of birth	(1985-01-22) 22 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ludogorets III (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Pirin Blagoevgrad	56	(5)
2005–2007	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	45	(10)
2007–2010	Lokomotiv Sofia	74	(6)
2010–2013	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	79	(21)
2013–2015	Ludogorets Razgrad	46	(9)
2015–2018	Universitatea Craiova	99	(9)
2018–2019	FCSB	3	(0)
2019–2021	Botev Vratsa	42	(1)
2022–2023	Lokomotiv Plovdiv II	6	(4)
Total		450	(65)
International career
2004–2006	Bulgaria U 21	11	(0)
2011–2015	Bulgaria	12	(0)
Managerial career
2023–2024	Lokomotiv Plovdiv II
2024	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2025	Lokomotiv Plovdiv II
2025–	Ludogorets III
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Zlatinski started his career in his home town Blagoevgrad in the local team Pirin. In 2005, he joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv. For two years in Plovdiv he played in 46 matches and scored 4 goals. In this period Zlatinski played also for the Bulgaria national under-21 football team. In June 2007 he signed for three years with Lokomotiv Sofia. In 2010 Zlatinski returned to Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

On 18 June 2013, Zlatinski joined Bulgarian champion Ludogorets Razgrad.^[1] During the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, he scored two goals with long-distance efforts, in a 1–0 win over Chornomorets Odesa and on 27 February 2014 in a 3–3 draw with Lazio. He became 3rd captain of the side and one of the leaders in the changing room. For entire season Zlatinski scored 12 goals in all competitions.

International career

Zlatinski received his first call-up to the senior team in Mihail Madanski's first game in charge of Bulgaria in October 2011. On 7 October, he made his Bulgaria debut in a 3–0 friendly loss against Ukraine.^[2][3]

Personal life

He is married to Vanya. They have two children - a daughter named Elia and a younger son Christian.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2][5]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pirin Blagoevgrad	2001–02	B Group	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2002–03	B Group	14	1	0	0	—		—		—		14	1
	2003–04	B Group	16	2	0	0	—		—		—		16	2
	2004–05	A Group	24	2	0	0	—		—		—		24	2
	Total		56	5	0	0	—		—		—		56	5
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2005–06	A Group	16	1	0	0	—		—		—		16	1
	2006–07	A Group	29	9	0	0	—		2[c]	0	—		31	9
	Total		45	10	0	0	—		2	0	—		47	10
Lokomotiv Sofia	2007–08	A Group	24	2	0	0	—		3[d]	0	—		27	2
	2008–09	A Group	24	2	0	0	—		2[d]	0	—		26	2
	2009–10	A Group	26	2	0	0	—		—		—		26	2
	Total		74	6	0	0	—		5	0	—		79	6
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2010–11	A Group	29	11	0	0	—		—		—		29	11
	2011–12	A Group	24	6	1	0	—		—		—		25	6
	2012–13	A Group	26	4	0	0	—		2[e]	1	1[f]	0	29	5
	Total		79	21	1	0	—		2	1	1	0	83	22
Ludogorets Razgrad	2013–14	A Group	28	7	7	2	—		15[g]	3	1[f]	0	51	12
	2014–15	A Group	18	2	4	0	—		4[h]	0	1[f]	0	27	2
	Total		46	9	11	2	—		19	3	2	0	78	14
Universitatea Craiova	2015–16	Liga I	33	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		34	2
	2016–17	Liga I	35	6	3	0	1	0	—		—		39	6
	2017–18	Liga I	30	1	5	0	—		2[e]	0	—		37	1
	2018–19	Liga I	1	0	—		—		0	0	1[i]	0	2	0
	Total		99	9	8	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	112	9
FCSB	2018–19	Liga I	3	0	2	0	—		—		—		5	0
Botev Vratsa	2019–20	A Group	17	0	1	0	—		—		–		18	0
	2020–21	A Group	25	1	2	0	—		—		1[j]	1	28	2
	Total		42	1	3	0	—		—		1	1	46	2
Career total			444	61	25	2	2	0	30	4	5	1	506	68

1. Includes Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României
2. Includes Cupa Ligii
3. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
7. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
8. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
9. Appearance in Supercupa României
10. Appearance in A Group promotion/relegation play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2011	1	0
	2012	3	0
	2013	4	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	2	0
Total		12	0

Honours

Ludogorets

• Bulgarian A Group: 2013–14, 2014–15^[2]
• Bulgarian Cup: 2013–14^[2]
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2014^[2]

Universitatea Craiova

• Cupa României: 2017–18^[2]
• Supercupa României runner-up: 2018^[2]