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Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1976)

Georgi Hristov
Personal information
Full name Georgi Hristov
Date of birth (1976-01-30) 30 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Bitola, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Pelister
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Pelister
1994–1997 Partizan 61 (20)
1997–2000 Barnsley 43 (8)
2000–2003 NEC 55 (18)
2003–2004 Zwolle 13 (4)
2005 Dunfermline Athletic 8 (0)
2005 Debrecen 2 (0)
2006 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 7 (3)
2006 Niki Volos 0 (0)
2007 Olympiakos Nicosia 7 (0)
2007–2008 Den Bosch 27 (8)
2008 Baku 6 (0)
2009 JJK 9 (1)
Total 238 (62)
International career
1994–1995 Macedonia U21 4 (2)
1995–2005 Macedonia 48 (16)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Metalurg Skopje
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgi Hristov (Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Христов; born 30 January 1976) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Hristov represented Macedonia internationally between 1995 and 2005, amassing 48 caps and scoring 16 goals.[1]

Club career

Born in Bitola, Hristov started out at his hometown club Pelister, making his Yugoslav First League debut at the age of 16. He would earn himself a transfer to Partizan in 1994,[2] spending three years with the Crno-beli and winning back-to-back championships in 1996 and 1997. In June 1997, Hristov was sold to English side Barnsley for a club record fee of £1.5 million.[3] He scored four league goals in his debut season with the Tykes as they suffered relegation from the Premiership.[4] Over the next two seasons, Hristov missed a majority of games due to a knee injury, before eventually leaving on a free transfer. He subsequently joined Dutch club NEC in July 2000, finishing his debut season in Eredivisie as the team's top scorer with 15 goals.

In July 2003, following two injury-plagued seasons with NEC, Hristov completed a switch to Zwolle on a one-year deal with an option for a further year. He was forced to undergo another knee surgery in January 2004, causing him to miss the rest of the season.[5] After half a year without a club, Hristov joined Scottish side Dunfermline Athletic in January 2005.[6] He was, however, released by the Pars before the end of the season.[7]

In September 2005, Hristov moved to Hungary and signed with Debrecen on a four-year deal.[8] His contract was prematurely terminated by mutual agreement before the end of the same year.[9] Between January and May 2006, Hristov played for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Nazareth Illit in a failed attempt to save them from relegation.[10]

International career

At international level, Hristov was capped on 48 occasions for Macedonia, scoring 16 times. He netted a goal on his debut in a 2–2 draw against Armenia on 10 May 1995. His last cap came on 12 October 2005 in a 0–0 draw away against the Netherlands.[11]

Managerial career

In October 2011, Hristov was appointed as manager of Metalurg Skopje. He resigned from his position in November 2012.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pelister 1991–92 Yugoslav First League — — — —
1992–93 Macedonian First League — — —
1993–94 Macedonian First League — — —
Total — — —
Partizan 1994–95 First League of FR Yugoslavia 12 3 3 3 — — — 15 6
1995–96 First League of FR Yugoslavia 25 8 8 1 — — — 33 9
1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia 24 9 1 1 — 4 1 — 29 11
Total 61 20 12 5 — 4 1 — 77 26
Barnsley 1997–98 Premier League 21 4 2 0 3 1 — — 26 5
1998–99 First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
1999–2000 First Division 19 4 0 0 5 2 — 1[a] 0 25 6
Total 43 8 2 0 8 3 — 1 0 54 11
NEC 2000–01 Eredivisie 25 15 4 2 — — — 29 17
2001–02 Eredivisie 8 1 2 3 — — — 10 4
2002–03 Eredivisie 22 2 4 3 — — — 26 5
Total 55 18 10 8 — — — 65 26
Zwolle 2003–04 Eredivisie 13 4 2 3 — — — 15 7
Dunfermline Athletic 2004–05 Scottish Premier League 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 0
Debrecen 2005–06 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2 0 2 1 — 0 0 0 0 4 1
Hapoel Nazareth Illit 2005–06 Israeli Premier League 7 3 — — 7 3
Niki Volos 2006–07 Beta Ethniki 0 0 — — — 0 0
Olympiakos Nicosia 2006–07 Cypriot First Division 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
Den Bosch 2007–08 Eerste Divisie 27 8 3 1 — — 3[b] 0 33 9
Baku[12] 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League 6 0 — — — 6 0
JJK[13] 2009 Veikkausliiga 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
Career total 238 62 32 18 8 3 4 1 4 0 286 84
  1. ^ Appearances in First Division play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Macedonia 1995 5 1
1996 6 1
1997 6 2
1998 7 4
1999 5 1
2000 8 3
2001 3 1
2002 4 2
2003 3 1
2004 0 0
2005 1 0
Total 48 16

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. ^ "(North) Macedonia - Record International Players". rsssf.org. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Georgi Hristov" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Football: Gray begins managerial talks at Everton". independent.co.uk. 16 June 1997. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Football: Barnsley defiant to the end". independent.co.uk. 10 May 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Season over for Hristov". uefa.com. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Pars win work permit for Hristov". bbc.co.uk. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ^ "The Leishman effect rids players of fear". heraldscotland.com. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Debrecen make Hristov swoop". uefa.com. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Hrisztovval szerződést bontott a klub" (in Hungarian). dvsc.hu. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. ^ ""השפילו ופגעו בי. מגיע להם שירדו ליגה"" (in Hebrew). haaretz.co.il. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Georgi Hristov". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Kim oynadı, kim vurdu – 2008/09" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). pfl.az. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Hristov, Georgi" (in Finnish). veikkausliiga.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjorgji_Hristov