Stanimir Stoilov
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| Stanimir Stoilov | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stanimir Kolev Stoilov | |
| Date of birth | February 13, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Haskovo,  Bulgaria |
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| Playing position | Defender (retired) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| FC Haskovo | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-2003 |
Levski Sofia Fenerbahçe S.K. CSKA Sofia Levski Sofia S.C. Campomaiorense Slavia Sofia Levski Sofia |
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| National team | ||
| 1992-2000 | Bulgaria | 14 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004-2008 2007 |
Levski Sofia Bulgaria |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stanimir Kolev Stoilov, nickname Murray (Bulgarian: Станимир Стоилов, Мъри) (born February 13, 1967) is a former Bulgarian footballer and until recently the manager of PFC Litex Lovech.
Stoilov began his career at the local FC Haskovo, where he stayed until 1990. His first spell at Levski Sofia spanned 2 years, between July 1990 and June 1992, when he moved to the Turkish club Fenerbahçe SK and then played shortly for Levski rival PFC CSKA Sofia only to return to Levski Sofia for another year between July 1994 and June 1995. He then spent some time playing in Portugal and for PFC Slavia Sofia before again returning to Levski Sofia for a third spell since July 1998 as a captain and assistant manager since July 2000. In 2004 he became the manager of the team, most notably leading it to the UEFA Cup 2005-06 quarter final stage and becoming the first Bulgarian club to ever reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League during the 2006-07 season. He has also led the team to winning the national cup in 2005 and 2007 ,Bulgarian Supercup in 2005 and 2007 and the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 national championship.
Stoilov briefly coached the Bulgarian national under-19 side (2003–2004). In April 2007, Stanimir Stoilov was assigned as caretaker manager of the Bulgarian national football team for the matches against Belarus in June from the Euro 2008 qualification campaign. His side won the first match against Belarus in Minsk 2-0 on June 2, 2007 and the second in Sofia 2-1 on June 6, 2007.
On 07 May 2008, Stoilov was fired from PFC Levski Sofia together with his friend and colleague Nasko Sirakov.
| Preceded by Hristo Stoichkov |
Bulgaria national football team manager 2007 |
Succeeded by Dimitar Penev |
