Nikolai Kostov's career and honours

General information about the coach
Performance 2024/2025
3
Matches managed
5:4
Goals for:
Goals against
Matches W/D/L
2:0:1
Matches
G/E/P
6
Points in
League
Personal data
Full name
Nikolai Kostov
Shortened name
Nikolai Kostov
Date of birth
02 July 1963 (62 years)
Place of birth
Dobrich
Nationality
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Managerial career
Inicio de Contrato
13/8/2025
Fin de Contrato
30/6/2026
Competition
Táctica más usada
4-4-2
Equipo debut
Debut fecha
15/08/2002
14

Teams managed

Team PEnt Since Until W D L Pref.tactic Average number of goals Points/Match
FC Aktobe
FC Aktobe 3 13-08-2025 30-06-2026 2 0 1 4-4-2 2 : 1 2
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia 43 14-06-2023 26-05-2024 23 9 11 4-4-2 1.7 : 0.3 1.8
Kaspiy Aktau
Kaspiy Aktau 32 31-12-2021 13-11-2022 12 5 15 4-4-2 2 : 0.5 1.3
Shakhter Karagandy
Shakhter Karagandy 49 18-07-2018 21-11-2019 13 16 20 4-4-2 1.4 : 0.4 1.1
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 23 28-09-2017 01-06-2018 4 7 12 4-4-2 1.3 : 0.3 0.8
Botev Plovdiv
Botev Plovdiv 22 11-11-2015 25-08-2016 5 7 10 4-4-2 1.3 : 0.3 1
Tosno
Tosno 19 16-06-2014 05-11-2014 8 5 6 4-4-2 1.5 : 0.4 1.5
Tavriya Simferopol
Tavriya Simferopol 11 04-01-2014 15-06-2014 0 2 9 4-4-2 1.4 : 0.2 0.2
Karpaty Lviv
Karpaty Lviv 27 29-07-2012 10-05-2013 9 4 14 4-4-2 2 : 0.4 1.1
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia 11 03-11-2011 27-03-2012 9 0 2 4-4-2 2.2 : 0.5 2.5
Metalurh Donetsk
Metalurh Donetsk 98 08-04-2008 13-11-2010 41 23 34 4-4-2 1.7 : 0.3 1.5
FC Urartu
FC Urartu 2 01-07-2007 08-04-2008 0 1 1 4-4-2 2 : 0.5
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia 0 01-07-2006 16-11-2006 0 0 0 :
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca 0 20-12-2004 30-11-2005 0 0 0 :
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia 0 01-07-2004 30-05-2005 0 0 0 :
Anorthosis
Anorthosis 1 28-11-2001 20-08-2002 1 0 0 4-4-2 3 : 3
341 4770 days 127 79 135 4-4-2 1.7 : 0.4 1.5
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Debuts by team

Team Debut Match Age
Anorthosis Anorthosis 15-08-2002 Anorthosis 3 - 0 Grevenmacher 39
FC Urartu FC Urartu 19-07-2007 FC Urartu 1 - 1 Young Boys 44
Metalurh Donetsk Metalurh Donetsk 12-04-2008 Metalurh Donetsk 2 - 1 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka 44
Levski Sofia Levski Sofia 06-11-2011 Levski Sofia 3 - 2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 48
Karpaty Lviv Karpaty Lviv 04-08-2012 Karpaty Lviv 2 - 0 Tavriya Simferopol 49
Tavriya Simferopol Tavriya Simferopol 16-03-2014 Tavriya Simferopol 1 - 2 Dynamo Kyiv 50
Tosno Tosno 06-07-2014 FC Orenburg 2 - 2 Tosno 51
Botev Plovdiv Botev Plovdiv 22-11-2015 Cherno More Varna 1 - 2 Botev Plovdiv 52
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 01-10-2017 Veres Rivne 1 - 1 Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 54
Shakhter Karagandy Shakhter Karagandy 21-07-2018 Shakhter Karagandy 2 - 2 Kaysar Kyzylorda 55
Kaspiy Aktau Kaspiy Aktau 05-03-2022 Kaspiy Aktau 1 - 0 FC Kyzylzhar 58
FC Aktobe FC Aktobe 17-08-2025 FC Aktobe 2 - 1 Okzhetpes Kokshetau 62
10

Debuts by competition

Competition Debut Match Age
Club competitions
Q. Europa League Q. Europa League
Anorthosis 15-08-2002
Anorthosis 3 - 0 Grevenmacher 39
Premier League Premier League
Metalurh Donetsk 12-04-2008
Metalurh Donetsk 2 - 1 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka 44
Cup Cup
Metalurh Donetsk 13-09-2008
Metalurh Zaporizhya 2 - 3 Metalurh Donetsk 45
A PFG A PFG
Levski Sofia 06-11-2011
Levski Sofia 3 - 2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 48
Cup Cup
Levski Sofia 03-12-2011
Etar 1924 0 - 3 Levski Sofia 48
FNL FNL
Tosno 06-07-2014
FC Orenburg 2 - 2 Tosno 51
Cup Cup
Tosno 25-09-2014
Tosno 0 - 0 Amkar Perm 51
Premier League Premier League
Shakhter Karagandy 21-07-2018
Shakhter Karagandy 2 - 2 Kaysar Kyzylorda 55
Cup Kazakhstan Cup Kazakhstan
Shakhter Karagandy 10-04-2019
Taraz 2 - 0 Shakhter Karagandy 55
Conference League qualifiers Conference League qualifiers
Levski Sofia 27-07-2023
Shkupi 0 - 2 Levski Sofia 60

The most repeated starting XI

  • GOALKEEPER
  • 25
    Andrei Vlad
    100%
  • DEFENDER
  • 26
    N. Anđelković
    78%
  • 15
    G. Kiki
    56%
  • 88
    B. Vatajelu
    78%
  • 5
    B. Kairov
    56%
  • MIDFIELDER
  • 4
    U. Agbo
    33%
  • 42
    Ayan Baidavletov
    11%
  • 29
    D. Usenov
    33%
  • STRIKER
  • 18
    Jayro Jean
    67%
  • 12
    A. Doumbouya
    44%
  • 19
    O. Omirtayev
    56%
Football pitch
  • 25
  • 26
  • 15
  • 88
  • 5
  • 4
  • 42
  • 29
  • 18
  • 12
  • 19

RECORD

1 Titles on coach's list of honours
trofeo

Copa Armenia