Hristo Bonev

Hristo Atanasov Bonev (Bulgarian: Христо Aтанасов Бонев; born 3 February 1947), also known as Zuma (Bulgarian: Зума), is a former Bulgarian footballer. He last managed PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian A PFG.[1] One of the greatest Bulgarian footballers, Bonev was renowned for his vision and technique.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Atanasov and the family name is Bonev.
Hristo Bonev
Hristo Bonev in 2016
Personal information
Full name Hristo Atanasov Bonev
Date of birth (1947-02-03) 3 February 1947
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1967 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 64 (19)
1967–1968 CSKA Sofia 6 (5)
1968–1979 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 337 (161)
1979–1981 AEK Athens 10 (0)
1982–1984 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6 (0)
Total 422 (185)
National team
1967–1979 Bulgaria 96 (48)
Teams managed
1983–1985 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1987–1988 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1988–1990 Panathinaikos
1990–1993 Larissa
1993–1994 Ionikos
1994–1996 APOEL
1996–1998 Bulgaria
1997–1998 Lokomotiv Sofia
2000 Sachsen Leipzig
2010 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Between 1967 and 1979, Bonev played for the Bulgarian national team 96 times, scoring a record 48 goals.[2] He played for his country at the 1970 and 1974 World Cups. Most of Bonev's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, but he also played for CSKA Sofia and AEK Athens FC[3] and later briefly came out of retirement to play for Oxford United in 1982, before an injury to his thigh muscle ended his playing career.

After his retirement he became a manager and he went to Greece and became coach of Panathinaikos FC, AEL 1964, Ionikos FC. After Greece, he became manager of the Cypriot team APOEL FC in 1995 and until 1996 when he quit from his team, he won the Cup in his first year in Cyprus in 1995 and the Double the following season.

He went back to his country to become manager of Lokomotiv Sofia and then he coached his country's national team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Despite a poor showing in France with only one point from three games he continued as national coach, but after a 3–0 defeat to Poland in the first qualifying match for Euro 2000 in September 1998, he resigned from his post.

Bonev in 1974

References
  1. "Bonev bids to rescue Loko Plovdiv". uefa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (22 January 2009). "Hristo Bonev – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  3. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
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