Gjorgji Hristov

Georgi Hristov (Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Христов, also romanized as Gjorgji Hristov; born 30 January 1976) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Georgi Hristov
Personal information
Full name Georgi Hristov
Ѓорѓи Христов
Date of birth (1976-01-30) 30 January 1976
Place of birth Bitola, SR Macedonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Pelister
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Pelister 34 (11)
1994–1997 Partizan 61 (21)
1997–2000 Barnsley 45 (8)
2000–2003 NEC 55 (18)
2003-2004 Zwolle 13 (4)
2005 Dunfermline 8 (0)
2005 Debrecen 2 (0)
2006 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 7 (3)
2006 Niki Volou 6 (0)
2007 Olympiakos Nicosia 6 (0)
2007-2008 Den Bosch 27 (8)
2008 Baku 6 (0)
Total 239 (63)
International career
1995–2005 Macedonia 48 (16)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Metalurg Skopje
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hristov made 48 appearances and netted 18 goals for Macedonia between 1995 and 2005, being the second-highest scorer in the country's history.[1]

Club career

Born in Bitola, Hristov started out with his hometown club Pelister, before transferring to Partizan in 1994. He spent the following three seasons with the Black-Whites, winning back-to-back championships in 1996 and 1997. In June 1997, Hristov was sold to English club Barnsley for a fee of £1.5 million.[2] He scored 8 league goals in his debut season with the Tykes, as the club suffered relegation from the Premiership.[3] In the following two years, Hristov missed a lot of games due to a knee injury, before eventually leaving the club in 2000. He subsequently joined Dutch club NEC Nijmegen,[4] however the injury limited his physical ability. He moved to fellow Eredivisie side FC Zwolle in summer 2003.[5]

International career

Hristov was capped 48 times for Macedonia, netting a goal on his debut in a 2–2 draw against Armenia on 10 May 1995. He scored a total of 16 goals for the national team, making him the second-highest scorer in the history of Macedonian football, only behind Goran Pandev. His final international was a March 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands.[6]

Managerial career

In October 2011, Hristov was appointed manager of Metalurg Skopje. He was released by the club in late 2012.

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Macedonia 199551
199661
199762
199874
199951
200083
200131
200242
200331
200400
200510
Total4816

Honours
Partizan

References
  1. "Macedonia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. "Football: Gray begins managerial talks at Everton". The Independent. 16 June 1997. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. "Football: Barnsley defiant to the end". The Independent. 10 May 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. NEC stats - NEC Archief
  5. Hristov crosses to Zwolle - UEFA
  6. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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