Aleksandar Kostov

Aleksandar Dimitrov Kostov (Bulgarian: Александър Димитров Костов; 2 March 1938 – 15 April 2019) was a Bulgarian footballer and manager. He played as a forward. He was born in Sofia.

Aleksandar Kostov

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Dimitrov Kostov
Date of birth	(1938-03-02)2 March 1938
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	15 April 2019(2019-04-15) (aged 81)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1953–1956	Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1960	Levski Sofia	33	(8)
1960–1961	Botev Plovdiv	20	(13)
1961–1970	Levski Sofia	235	(56)
Total		301	(78)
National team
1962–1967	Bulgaria	7	(1)
Teams managed
1973–1980	Levski Sofia (assistant)
1980–1982	Haskovo
1982–1984	Alki Larnaca
1984–1987	Ethnikos Achna
1987–1988	Marsa
1989–1991	Marsa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kostov was most noted for playing for Levski Sofia. During his time at Levski Sofia, he won three league titles and five Bulgarian Cups. He played for Bulgaria seven times, scoring once. He played for his country at the FIFA World Cups in 1962 and 1966.

Kostov also managed teams outside Bulgaria. With Tunisian club Marsa, he won the 1989–90 Tunisian Cup. He died in 2019 in Sofia, at the age of 81.

Honours

Player

Levski Sofia

• Bulgarian League: 1964–65, 1967–68, 1969–70
• Bulgarian Cup: 1957, 1959, 1967, 1970, 1971

Manager

Marsa

• Tunisian Cup: 1989–90

Other websites

• Aleksandar Kostov at WorldFootball.net