Miroslav Manolov

Miroslav Manolov

Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Manolov Manolov
Date of birth	20 May 1985 (1985-05-20) (age 26)
Place of birth	Sopot, Bulgaria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Cherno More
Number	10
Youth career
	Metalik Sopot
	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	CSKA Sofia	9	(1)
2004–2005	→ Conegliano (loan)	29	(19)
2007–	Cherno More	70	(24)
National team
2006	Bulgaria U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 20, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Miroslav Manolov (Bulgarian: Мирослав Манолов) (born 20 May 1985) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Cherno More Varna as a striker.^[1]

Career

Early career

Born in Sopot, Miroslav Manolov start his football career in the local club Metalik. He made his debut for the team in the Bulgarian third division in the year 2000 when he is only 15.^{[citation needed]}

CSKA Sofia

Manolov made his debut during the 2003–04 season on October 28, 2003 in a match of Bulgarian Cup against Pirin Blagoevgrad, coming on as a substitute for Krasen Valkov. Unfortunately a little while after that he breaks his leg in a match for the reserve squad and he cannot play football for half a year.^{[citation needed]}

The next season he is given to the team from the Bulgarian B PFG, Conegliano, where he displays his ability to score. Manolov becomes Top goal scorer of second division for the 2005/2006 season with 19 goals in 26 matches.^{[citation needed]} Besides that he wins the reward for best player in the championship.^{[citation needed]}

After playing for Conegliano, Stoycho Mladenov, the coach of CSKA at that time, brings the forward back to CSKA. He usually played as a reserve.

Cherno More

In January 2007, Daniel Morales was signed by CSKA Sofia from Cherno More and Manolov was sent to Varna together with Daniel Georgiev in exchange on a co-ownership deal.^{[citation needed]} He made his official debut for Cherno More in a match against CSKA Sofia on 5 March 2007. He played for 75 minutes. The result of the match was 0:0. On 16 July 2007 he scored his first goal for Cherno More against FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov in match from UEFA Intertoto Cup. He scored goal in 47th minute. The result of the match 3:0 and win for Cherno More. During the 2007-08 season, Miroslav played in the 32 matches, scoring 11 goals.

International career

In 2006 Miroslav Manolov played in Bulgaria national under-21 football team.

Club statistics

As of 22 July 2010

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CSKA Sofia	2003–04	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
	2004–05	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Conegliano German	2004–05	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2005–06	25	19	3	1	0	0	28	20
CSKA Sofia	2006–07	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
Cherno More	2006–07	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2007–08	23	9	5	1	4	1	32	11
	2008–09	22	9	1	0	5	3	28	12
	2009–10	15	6	1	0	4	3	20	9
	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. ^ "Stats Centre: Miroslav Manolov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=7&CPID=11&TEID=6439&PLID=183791&pStr=Player. Retrieved 2010-01-07. 

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Name	Manolov, Miroslav
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Date of birth	20 May 1985
Place of birth	Sopot, Bulgaria
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