Stanislav Manolev
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Stanislav Manolev is a Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven as a right-back/midfielder.

Pirin 1922

Manolev started to play football in Makedonska Slava
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad.Club was founded in 1931 as Makedonska Slava . In 1948 the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and cease its independent existence...

. After two seasons club renamed to Pirin 1922.

Litex Lovech

In early 2005 he moved to Litex. Manolev won The National Cup in 2008 with Litex. In the final on 21 May 2008 against Cherno More Varna, Stanislav scored the only goal after 53 minutes and was named the Man of the Match.
Next year, Litex won the cup again. The event took place on 26 May 2009.

PSV Eindhoven

On 25 July 2009, Manolev signed a 3+2 years contract with the Dutch club PSV Eindhoven for a transfer fee of € 3,1 million.

On 6 August 2009, Manolev made his official debut for PSV Eindhoven. He was selected as a starter against Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n side Cherno More
PFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....

 in the UEFA Europa League 3rd qualification round. Unluckily for him he was sent off for a second bookable offense in the 44th minute of the game, but his team went on to repeat its 1–0 win from the first leg.
On 9 August 2009, Manolev made his full debut for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

. He played 69 minutes before being substituted for Jan Kromkamp
Jan Kromkamp
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, assisting Balázs Dzsudzsák
Balázs Dzsudzsák
Balázs Dzsudzsák is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala and the Hungarian national team as a winger.- Early life :...

's equalizing goal and earning himself a booking. On 16 August 2009, Manolev played the full 90 minutes of PSV's 4–3 home win against AFC Ajax and assisted Otman Bakkal
Otman Bakkal
Otman Bakkal is a Dutch international footballer of Moroccan origin who plays professionally for PSV as an attacking midfielder. He is currently on loan to Feyenoord.-Club career:...

's decisive goal in the 75th minute of the game.
On 23 August 2009, Manolev had another fine display, assisting two PSV goals in the 3–1 home win against NAC Breda
NAC Breda
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. On 12 September 2009, he scored his first goal in the 3–0 home win against Roda JC. Consequently, he was selected in the ideal team of the week. He is already renowned for his impressive stamina and attacking impulses.

On 28 October 2009, Manolev scored his second goal for PSV against Roda JC for a match from the KNVB Cup
2009–10 KNVB Cup
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. On 14 April 2010, Stanislav scored his second league goal in the 2–2 draw with Heerenveen.

In May 2010, after his first season with PSV, English newspaper The Guardian
The Guardian
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ranked Manolev among Europe's top 50 transfer targets in an online publication, citing his impressive performances on the right flank.

International career

Manolev started his career for the Bulgarian national football team during the World Cup 2010 qualifiers.
In August 2008, the Bulgarian national coach Plamen Markov
Plamen Markov
Plamen Markov is a retired Bulgarian international footballer who played as a midfielder.He played for the Bulgaria national football team on 32 occasions. His club career was spent with CSKA Sofia , FC Metz and Grenoble Foot .-References:...

 called Stanislav in Bulgaria national football team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

 in a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
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. Manolev made his official debut and Bulgaria won the match as a guest. Manolev was a part of the Bulgaria national football team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

 in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Italy and Montenegro, but remained an unused substitute. He played 45 minutes in the second half of the friendly between Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

 and Serbia
Serbia national football team
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 in November 2008. He was in the starting 11 in the next two games against the Republic of Ireland and Cyprus.

Club career statistics

Season Team Country Division Apps Goals
2002–03 Makedonska Slava
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad.Club was founded in 1931 as Makedonska Slava . In 1948 the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and cease its independent existence...

2 10 0
2003–04 Makedonska Slava
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad.Club was founded in 1931 as Makedonska Slava . In 1948 the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and cease its independent existence...

1 4 0
2004–05 Pirin 1922
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad.Club was founded in 1931 as Makedonska Slava . In 1948 the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and cease its independent existence...

2 12 1
2004–05 Litex Lovech 1 2 0
2005–06 Litex Lovech 1 3 0
2005–06 Pirin 1922
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad.Club was founded in 1931 as Makedonska Slava . In 1948 the club joined the newly established FD Julius Dermendzhiev and cease its independent existence...

1 12 1
2006–07 Litex Lovech 1 28 4
2007–08 Litex Lovech 1 25 3
2008–09 Litex Lovech 1 28 5
2009–10 PSV Eindhoven 1 30 2
2010–11 PSV Eindhoven 1 21 0
2011–12 PSV Eindhoven 1 10 0
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