Hristo Yanev

Hristo Yanev
	Yanev in 2024 as Botev Vratsa manager
Personal information
Full name	Hristo Angelov Yanev
Date of birth	4 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Second striker
Team information
Current team	Pirin Blagoevgrad (manager)
Youth career
	Rozova Dolina
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Olimpik Teteven
1999–2000	Beroe Stara Zagora
2000–2006	CSKA Sofia
2006–2009	Grenoble
2009–2012	Litex Lovech
2012	CSKA Sofia
2012–2013	Panetolikos
2013	Slavia Sofia
Total
International career
2004–2011	Bulgaria
Managerial career
2015	Minyor Pernik
2015–2016	CSKA Sofia
2016–2017	Neftochimic Burgas
2018–2020	CSKA Sofia (scout)
2020–2022	Minyor Pernik
2022–2023	Pirin Blagoevgrad
2023–2024	Botev Vratsa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hristo Yanev (Bulgarian: Христо Янев; born 4 May 1979 in Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Yanev played as a midfielder.

Career

Early years

Born in Kazanluk, Yanev was picked as a youth to play for local side Rozova Dolina, making his professional debut for Olimpik Teteven during the 1997–98 season. In 1999, he joined Beroe Stara Zagora, scoring 7 goals in 27 matches.

CSKA Sofia

After playing one season at Beroe, Yanev signed for CSKA Sofia in 2000, when he was only 20 years old and since then he has always played an important role in the team.^[1] Yanev plays either as a winger or second striker.

He made his competitive debut for CSKA on 4 August 2000 in a 0–0 home draw against Litex Lovech. On 25 August, Yanev scored his CSKA's first and first-ever UEFA Cup goal in an 8–0 drubbing of Moldovan Constructorul. Two days later, he scored his first league goal for CSKA in a 3–0 home win over Botev Plovdiv.

As a player of CSKA Yanev has been twice champion of Bulgaria (in 2003 and 2005) and has once won the Bulgarian national cup 2006. He spent six seasons of his career at the club, playing in 146 games of the A PFG and scoring 54 goals.

Grenoble

In summer of 2006, Grenoble Foot 38 signed Yanev to a three-year deal. For three years he made 50 appearances in league and scored six goals for Grenoble. With the club he played two seasons in Ligue 2 and one in Ligue 1.

Litex Lovech

On 25 June 2009, Yanev returned to Bulgaria, signing a three-year contract with Litex Lovech. He established himself as a key figure for the team from Lovech, helping them win the 2010 and 2011 A PFG titles.^[2] He left the club after the end of the 2011/2012 season.^[3]

Return to CSKA Sofia

On 7 June 2012, Yanev signed a contract with former club CSKA Sofia.^[4] Yanev's second stay at CSKA turned out to be short-lived, as he was released from the club in the summer of 2012 following the team's elimination from the UEFA Europa League by Slovenian club Mura 05.^[5]

Panetolikos

On 12 September 2012, Yanev signed with Greek club Panetolikos F.C. On 8 April 2013, he was released from the team.

Slavia Sofia

In the summer of 2013, he joined Slavia Sofia after having trained with the team for a number of weeks.

International career

Yanev received his first call-up to the senior team in Hristo Stoichkov's first game in charge of Bulgaria in 2004. On 18 August he made his debut, replacing Marian Hristov as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ireland at Lansdowne Road Stadium. Two weeks later, on 4 September, Yanev scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win over Iceland in a 2006 World Cup qualifier.^[6] On 13 October, he scored the second goal in Bulgaria's 4–1 win over Malta in Sofia.

Two years later, on 9 May 2006, Yanev netted his third goal for the senior team as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 victory over Japan in a game of the Kirin Cup.

**Hristo Yanev: International Goals**
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 September 2004	Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	1–3	1–3	World Cup 2006 Qual.
2.	13 October 2004	Sofia, Bulgaria	Malta	2–1	4–1	World Cup 2006 Qual.
3.	9 May 2006	Osaka, Japan	Japan	1–2	1–2	2006 Kirin Cup

Coaching career

During the winter break of the 2014–15 season, Yanev was appointed head coach of Minyor Pernik, whom at that time were participating in the South-West V Group. He officially debuted his coaching career on 1 March 2015 at Minyor's thrashing 4–1 over Germanea Sapareva Banya.

In the summer of 2015, he was approached by the financially troubled CSKA Sofia, who were sent off to the V Group after the club's failure to obtain a license for the upcoming season in the first division.

On 17 September 2016, Yanev was appointed as manager of Neftochimic Burgas.^[7] He couldn't save the team from relegation and left the team in June 2017 after the final relegation play-off against Vitosha Bistritsa. Neftochimic's sporting director questioned his integrity and lack of responsibility.^[8]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Beroe	1999–00	27	7	2	0	–	–	29	7
Beroe	Total	27	7	2	0	0	0	29	7
CSKA Sofia	2000–01	26	12	3	1	4	2	33	15
	2001–02	25	5	6	3	3	0	34	8
	2002–03	16	1	6	0	3	0	25	1
	2003–04	28	11	8	7	4	0	40	18
	2004–05	29	22	2	1	4	1	35	24
	2005–06	22	3	5	1	8	1	35	5
	Total	146	54	30	13	25	4	201	71
Grenoble	2006–07	27	3	?	?	–	–	27	3
	2007–08	21	3	?	?	–	–	21	3
	2008–09	2	0	?	?	–	–	2	0
	Total	50	6	0	0	0	0	50	6
Litex Lovech	2009–10	26	6	2	0	2	0	30	6
	2010–11	27	5	4	0	6	0	37	5
	2011–12	25	5	3	2	6	2	34	9
	Total	78	16	9	2	14	2	101	20
CSKA Sofia	2012-13	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Panetolikos	2012-13	13	0	0	0	−	−	13	0
Slavia Sofia	2013-14	7	0	1	0	−	−	8	0
Career totals		321	83	42	15	41	6	404	104

Manager statistics

As of 20 May 2018

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Minyor Pernik	7 January 2015	25 June 2015	15	11	2	2	073.33	27	7	+20
CSKA Sofia	26 June 2015	21 August 2016	46	43	2	1	093.48	188	15	+173
Neftochimic Burgas	17 September 2016	2 June 2017	32	9	7	16	028.13	36	47	−11
CSKA Sofia (caretaker)	1 May 2018	20 May 2018	4	3	1	0	075.00	6	2	+4
Total			97	66	12	19	068.04	257	71	+186