Krassimir Balakov

Krasimir Balakov
Balakov in 2015
Personal information
Full name Krasimir Genchev Balakov
Date of birth (1966-03-29) 29 March 1966
Place of birth Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 142 (35)
1991–1995 Sporting CP 138 (43)
1995–2003 VfB Stuttgart 236 (54)
2005 VFC Plauen 1 (0)
Total 517 (132)
International career
1984–1987 Bulgaria U21 29 (3)
1988–2003 Bulgaria 92 (16)
Managerial career
2003–2005 VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
2005 VFC Plauen (player-manager)
2006–2007 Grasshoppers
2007–2008 St. Gallen
2008–2010 Chernomorets Burgas
2011–2012 Hajduk Split
2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2014–2015 Litex Lovech
2018–2019 Etar Veliko Tarnovo
2019 Bulgaria
2020–2021 CSKA 1948
2023–2024 Septemvri Sofia
2024 Lokomotiv Sofia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Krassimir Balakov (born 29 March 1966) is a former Bulgarian football player. He has played for Bulgaria national team.

Career statistics

Club career statistics

[1]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
PortugalLeague
1990–91Sporting PortugalPortuguese Liga184
1991–92327
1992–933211
1993–942915
1994–95276
GermanyLeague
1995–96StuttgartBundesliga347
1996–973113
1997–983111
1998–99245
1999–2000306
2000–01286
2001–02304
2002–03282
2005–06PlauenOberliga10
CountryPortugal 13843
Germany 23754
Total 37597

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Balakov goal.[2][3][4][5]
List of international goals scored by Krasimir Balakov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 May 1992Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland Finland1–03–01994 World Cup qualifier
29 September 1992Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria France2–02–01994 World Cup qualifier
311 November 1992Saint-Ouen, Paris, France Portugal1–11–2Friendly match
419 January 1994SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, United States Mexico1–11–1Friendly match
516 November 1994Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Moldova2–14–1Euro 1996 qualifier
629 March 1995Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Wales1–03–1Euro 1996 qualifier
726 April 1995Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova Moldova1–03–0Euro 1996 qualifier
81 September 1996Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Israel1–01–21998 World Cup qualifier
98 October 1996Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–02–11998 World Cup qualifier
1014 December 1996Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Cyprus2–13–11998 World Cup qualifier
118 June 1997Neftochimik Stadium, Burgas, Bulgaria Luxembourg3–04–01998 World Cup qualifier
1228 March 2001Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Northern Ireland1–04–32002 World Cup qualifier
1315 August 2001Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, BulgariaNorth Macedonia Macedonia1–01–0Friendly match
1421 August 2002Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Germany2–12–2Friendly match
1516 October 2002Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Andorra2–02–1Euro 2004 qualifier

Managerial statistics

As of 18 October 2019
Team From To Competition Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
Grasshopper Club Zürich 16 January 2006 21 May 2007 Swiss Super League 53191816035.85 71 54 +17
UEFA Cup 12624050.00 21 18 +3
Total 65252020038.46 92 72 +20
Chernomorets Burgas 14 December 2008 6 December 2010 Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 60291615048.33 79 54 +25
Bulgarian Cup 2101050.00 5 2 +3
Total 62301616048.39 84 56 +28
Hajduk Split 31 May 2011 22 March 2012 Prva HNL 221354059.09 42 17 +25
Croatian Cup 4301075.00 9 4 +5
UEFA Cup 2002000.00 0 2 –2
Total 281657057.14 51 23 +28
1. FC Kaiserslautern 22 March 2012 17 May 2012 Bundesliga 8107012.50 7 18 –11
Total 8107012.50 7 18 –11
Litex Lovech 27 May 2014 11 July 2015 Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 311669051.61 49 32 +17
Bulgarian Cup 5311060.00 9 7 +2
Europa League 6231033.33 8 6 +2
Total 42211011050.00 66 45 +21
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 4 January 2018 14 May 2019 First Professional Football League 52241018046.15 65 56 +9
Bulgarian Cup 3210066.67 6 1 +5
Total 55261118047.27 71 57 +14
Bulgaria national football team 14 May 2019 18 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 5014000.00 3 15 -12
Friendly 1001000.00 1 3 -2
Total 6015000.00 4 18 -14
Career totals League 2261025569045.13 313 231 +82
National League Cup 14923064.29 29 14 +15
European League Cup 20857040.00 29 26 +3
Nation 6015000.00 4 18 -14
Total 2661196384044.74 375 289 +86

Honours

Etar Veliko Tarnovo

Sporting CP

VfB Stuttgart

Bulgaria

Individual

  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1994
  • Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1997
  • kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98[6][7][8]
  • FIFA XI (Reserve): 1996[9]

References

  1. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Krasimir Balakov". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. ↑ "Krasimir Balakov - matches and goals for Bulgaria". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Portugal v Bulgaria, 11 November 1992". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "България би Андора с измамното 2:1". segabg.com (in Bulgarian). 17 October 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Балъков подари вратовръзка на бившия си шеф в Щутгарт". blitz.bg (in Bulgarian). 27 March 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1995/96" (in German). kicker.
  7. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1996/97" (in German). kicker.
  8. ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1997/98" (in German). kicker.
  9. ↑ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (20 October 2015). "FIFA XI's Matches – Full Info". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 October 2015.


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