Marjan Kolev

Marjan Kolev (born 4 April 1977) is a former Macedonian handball player who played for the Macedonian national team. He is currently a coach in French club OGC Nice.^[1]

Marjan Kolev
Personal information
Born	(1977-04-04) 4 April 1977 (age 48) Kavadarci, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Macedonian
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
Team
	Vardar
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1994–2000	Vardar Vatrostalna Skopje
2000-2002	MKDRK Tutunski Kombinat Prilep
2002-2005	Vardar Vatrostalna Skopje
2005	Pallamano Trieste
2005-2006	Zamet Rijeka
2007-2008	Villefranche
2008-2009	Gonfreville
2009-2013	Montélimar
2013-2016	St-Egrève
National team
Years	Team
–2006	Macedonia
Teams managed
2013-2016	St-Egrève
2016-present	OGC Nice

Career

As a player Kolev started out in Vardar. At the club in two spells he won eight domestic titles.^[2] The club also reached the third place in the 1998-99 EHF Cup Winners' Cup.^[3] For two years he played for Tutunski Kombinat Prilep who won the Macedonian Handball Cup in 2002. For the second part of 2004-05 season, he moved to Italian top club Pallamano Trieste, and stayed in Italy until the end of the season. After the italian experience, Kolev moved to Croatian side Zamet Rijeka where he played for one season finishing in sixth place with the club after championship play-offs. He played in France for Villefranche, Gonfreville, Montélimar and St-Egrève before retiring.^[4][5]

Honours

RK Vardar

• Macedonian Handball Super League (4): 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04
• Macedonian Handball Cup (4): 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup third place (1): 1998-99

Tutunski Kombinat

• Macedonian Handball Cup (1): 2002