Manol Manolov

Manol Manolov (Bulgarian: Манол Манолов) (born 4 August 1925, in Sofia, Bulgaria; died December 16, 2008) was a football defender and manager. For the Bulgaria national football team Manolov featured in 57 games and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Between 1948 and 1962 he played in 239 matches and scored 8 goals for CSKA Sofia. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1958. Manolov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, a record twelve times (all with CSKA), as well as the Bulgarian Cup, four times (all with CSKA).

He coached Beroe, CSKA Sofia, Ethnikos Piraeus, Apollon Athens, Slavia and Panserraikos.