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Key facts
- 2005
- VFC Plauen
- 2012
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- 2019
- Bulgaria
- 2024
- Lokomotiv Sofia
- Full name
- Krasimir Genchev Balakov
- Date of birth
- ( 1966-03-29 ) 29 March 1966 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Veliko Tarnovo , Bulgaria
- Height
- 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Position
- Attacking midfielder
- Years
- Team
- 1983 1990
- Etar Veliko Tarnovo
- 1991 1995
- Sporting CP
- 1995 2003
- VfB Stuttgart
- 1984 1987
- Bulgaria U21
- 1988 2003
- Bulgaria
- 2003 2005
- VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
- 2006 2007
- Grasshoppers
- 2007 2008
- St. Gallen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bulgaria
- Place of birth
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Bulgarian
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1996
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Bulgaria
- Image
- Krasimir Balakov 2015 (cropped).JPG
- Height
- 176
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- date of birth
- 1966-03-29
- Commons category
- Krasimir Balakov
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- coach of sports team
- Grasshopper Club Zürich
- name in native language
- Красимир Балъков
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Encyclopedic overview
Krasimir Genchev Balakov (Bulgarian: Красимир Генчев Балъков, pronounced [krɐsiˈmir bɐˈɫɤkof]; born 29 March 1966) is a former Bulgarian footballer and manager. A former attacking midfielder, he was a key member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He is considered as second only to Hristo Stoichkov among Bulgarian men's footballers of his generation.
Club career
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