Manol Manolov

Manol Manolov (Bulgarian: Манол Манолов; 4 August 1925 – 16 December 2008) was a Bulgarian football defender and manager.

Manol Manolov

Manolov in 1972
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
	1956 Melbourne	Team Competition

Biography

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

• CSKA Sofia
  • Bulgarian League (12): 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
  • Bulgarian Cup (5): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960,1961

Coach

• CSKA Sofia
  • Bulgarian League: 1971, 1972, 1973
  • Bulgarian Cup: 1972, 1973, 1985
  • Cup of the Soviet Army: 1985