Heros Stoitchkov FC Barcelona - Hristo

With the recent announcement by Hristo Stoitchkov return to Spanish football, this time as manager of Celta de Vigo, is a good time to look back to his sporting career seems. While much appreciated for its qualities as a striker Stoitchkov for his violent temper and aggressiveness, which put him in trouble on several occasions met.

His football career started in Bulgaria in mid-1980 when playing for Hebros before the signing of CSKA Sofia. However, CSKA, Where he was initially involved in the scandal when he was one of several parts-Spartak in violent clashes over the last Bulgarian Cup in 1985 against Levski. The result was that the Communist Party disbanded both teams - in fact CSKA temporarily changed its name until 1989 - and Hristo Stoitchkov was given one of several players for the temporary suspension of club-level football.

But in 1989 he was top scorerBulgarian league with 23 goals and won the Golden Boot Award. CSKA went so far as the semifinals in European Winners' Cup World Cup, and despite the defeat in Barcelona FC Barcelona manager Johan Cruyff Stoitchkov impressed so much that he offered in 1990, has signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona.

Stoitchkov arrival in Barcelona was a golden age of the club. As a member of the so-called Dream Team, he scored 76 goals in 151 appearances and helpedLeague title four consecutive years between 1991 and 1994 spent a year at Parma, he returned to Barcelona in 1996 for two seasons, even if he has a club in Saudi Arabia for two months in 1997. He returned to CSKA Sofia in the same year.

Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol change again in 1998, Japan, mainland Stoitchkov changed again in 2000, this time in the United States. He first played for Chicago Fire, DC United joined in 2003, where he ended his career -football club as well, had also appeared in 83 national selection and scored 37 goals scored in Bulgaria and is considered a national hero.

Typically, a cloud in his career ended after he broke the leg of a player in a fight, as was "reckless" in his personal coach. He received a small fine and suspended two games, but faces a lawsuit over this incident.

Career Management
After his departure from DC United, started his football career management StoitchkovCoaching striker of Barcelona. But when was the director of the Bulgarian selection in 2004, appointed as new coach of the national state. However, his mood had not improved and some players refused to play under him while he was sent off the pitch in a game for insulting the referee.

The final blow came with worse performance of Bulgaria in qualifying for Euro 2008 and Stoitchkov resigned in April 2007, announced his move to Spain.

ItWhether he has improved the fortunes Celtic or not, but whatever its faults, is remembered fondly in Barcelona for its value as a striker, rather than for his intemperate.

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