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
1990–91 Sporting Portugal Portuguese Liga 18 4
1991–92 32 7
1992–93 32 11
1993–94 29 15
1994–95 27 6
GermanyLeague
1995–96 Stuttgart Bundesliga 34 7
1996–97 31 13
1997–98 31 11
1998–99 24 5
1999–2000 30 6
2000–01 28 6
2001–02 30 4
2002–03 28 2
2005–06 Plauen Oberliga 1 0
Country Portugal 138 43
Germany 237 54
Total 375 97

International career statistics

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
1 14 May 1992 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–0 3–0 1994 World Cup qualifier
2 9 September 1992 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  France 2–0 2–0 1994 World Cup qualifier
3 11 November 1992 Saint-Ouen, Paris, France  Portugal 1–1 1–2 Friendly match
4 19 January 1994 SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, United States  Mexico 1–1 1–1 Friendly match
5 16 November 1994 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Moldova 2–1 4–1 Euro 1996 qualifier
6 29 March 1995 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Wales 1–0 3–1 Euro 1996 qualifier
7 26 April 1995 Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova  Moldova 1–0 3–0 Euro 1996 qualifier
8 1 September 1996 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 1–0 1–2 1998 World Cup qualifier
9 8 October 1996 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 2–1 1998 World Cup qualifier
10 14 December 1996 Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–1 3–1 1998 World Cup qualifier
11 8 June 1997 Neftochimik Stadium, Burgas, Bulgaria  Luxembourg 3–0 4–0 1998 World Cup qualifier
12 28 March 2001 Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Northern Ireland 1–0 4–3 2002 World Cup qualifier
13 15 August 2001 Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Macedonia 1–0 1–0 Friendly match
14 21 August 2002 Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Germany 2–1 2–2 Friendly match
15 16 October 2002 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Andorra 2–0 2–1 Euro 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 53 19 18 16 035.85 71 54 +17
UEFA Cup 12 6 2 4 050.00 21 18 +3
Total 65 25 20 20 038.46 92 72 +20
Chernomorets Burgas 14 December 2008 6 December 2010 Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 60 29 16 15 048.33 79 54 +25
Bulgarian Cup 2 1 0 1 050.00 5 2 +3
Total 62 30 16 16 048.39 84 56 +28
Hajduk Split 31 May 2011 22 March 2012 Prva HNL 22 13 5 4 059.09 42 17 +25
Croatian Cup 4 3 0 1 075.00 9 4 +5
UEFA Cup 2 0 0 2 000.00 0 2 –2
Total 28 16 5 7 057.14 51 23 +28
1. FC Kaiserslautern 22 March 2012 17 May 2012 Bundesliga 8 1 0 7 012.50 7 18 –11
Total 8 1 0 7 012.50 7 18 –11
Litex Lovech 27 May 2014 11 July 2015 Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 31 16 6 9 051.61 49 32 +17
Bulgarian Cup 5 3 1 1 060.00 9 7 +2
Europa League 6 2 3 1 033.33 8 6 +2
Total 42 21 10 11 050.00 66 45 +21
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 4 January 2018 14 May 2019 First Professional Football League 52 24 10 18 046.15 65 56 +9
Bulgarian Cup 3 2 1 0 066.67 6 1 +5
Total 55 26 11 18 047.27 71 57 +14
Bulgaria national football team 14 May 2019 18 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 5 0 1 4 000.00 3 15 -12
Friendly 1 0 0 1 000.00 1 3 -2
Total 6 0 1 5 000.00 4 18 -14
Career totals League 226 102 55 69 045.13 313 231 +82
National League Cup 14 9 2 3 064.29 29 14 +15
European League Cup 20 8 5 7 040.00 29 26 +3
Nation 6 0 1 5 000.00 4 18 -14
Total 266 119 63 84 044.74 375 289 +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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