Hristo Zlatinski


Hristo Zlatinski is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Ludogorets III.

Club career

Zlatinski started his career in his home town Blagoevgrad in the local team Pirin. In 2005, he joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv. For two years in Plovdiv he played in 46 matches and scored 4 goals. In this period Zlatinski played also for the Bulgaria national under-21 football team. In June 2007 he signed for three years with Lokomotiv Sofia.
In 2010 Zlatinski returned to Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
On 18 June 2013, Zlatinski joined Bulgarian champion Ludogorets Razgrad. During the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, he scored two goals with long-distance efforts, in a 1–0 win over Chornomorets Odesa and on 27 February 2014 in a 3–3 draw with Lazio. He became 3rd captain of the side and one of the leaders in the changing room. For entire season Zlatinski scored 12 goals in all competitions.

International career

Zlatinski received his first call-up to the senior team in Mihail Madanski's first game in charge of Bulgaria in October 2011. On 7 October, he made his Bulgaria debut in a 3–0 friendly loss against Ukraine.

Personal life

He is married to Vanya. They have two children - a daughter named Elia and a younger son Christian.

Honours

Ludogorets
Universitatea Craiova