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{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|Atanasov|Bonev|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Hristo Bonev
| image               = Hristo bonev in 2016.jpg
| caption             = Bonev in 2016
| fullname            = Hristo Atanasov Bonev
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=y|1947|2|3}}
| birth_place         = [[Plovdiv]], Bulgaria
| height              = 1.81 m
| position            = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| years1              = 1964–1967
| clubs1              = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
| caps1               = 64
| goals1              = 19
| years2              = 1967–1968
| clubs2              = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| caps2               = 6
| goals2              = 5
| years3              = 1968–1979
| clubs3              = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
| caps3               = 337
| goals3              = 161
| years4              = 1981–1982
| clubs4              = [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]
| caps4               = 10
| goals4              = 0
| years5              = 1982–1984
| clubs5              = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
| caps5               = 6
| goals5              = 0
| totalcaps           = 422
| totalgoals          = 185
| nationalyears1      = 1967–1979
| nationalteam1       = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| nationalcaps1       = 96
| nationalgoals1      = 48
| manageryears1       = 1983–1985
| managerclubs1       = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
| manageryears2       = 1987–1988
| managerclubs2       = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
| manageryears3       = 1988–1990
| managerclubs3       = [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| manageryears4       = 1990–1993
| managerclubs4       = [[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|AEL]]
| manageryears5       = 1993–1994
| managerclubs5       = [[Ionikos F.C.|Ionikos]]
| manageryears6       = 1994–1996
| managerclubs6       = [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
| manageryears7       = 1996–1998
| managerclubs7       = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| manageryears8       = 1997–1998
| managerclubs8       = [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]]
| manageryears9       = 2000
| managerclubs9       = [[FC Sachsen Leipzig|Sachsen Leipzig]]
| manageryears10      = 2010
| managerclubs10      = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
}}

'''Hristo Atanasov Bonev''' ({{langx|bg|Христо Aтанасов Бонев}}; born 3 February 1947), also known as '''Zuma''' ({{langx|bg|Зума}}), is a Bulgarian [[association football|football]] manager and former player who last managed [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]] in the [[Bulgarian A PFG]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[UEFA]]|title=Bonev bids to rescue Loko Plovdiv|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bul/news/newsid=1484638.html#bonevs+plovdiv+rescue+mission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704012835/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bul/news/newsid=1484638.html#bonevs+plovdiv+rescue+mission|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 July 2010|access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref> One of the greatest Bulgarian men's footballers, Bonev was renowned for his vision and technique.

==Club career==
[[File:Hristo Bonev 1974.jpg|thumb|left|Bonev in 1974]]

Bonev started his career at [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]] in 1964 where he played until 1980 with a brief spell at [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] in 1967. During his spell at Lokomotiv Plovdiv, he became their star player, while also was called to play for the national team.

In October 1980 Bonev moved to [[Greece]] and agreed to play for [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]], in a 1+1 year deal which was effective from July 1981.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 October 1980|title=Ο Μπόνεφ υπέγραψε χθές για δύο χρόνια|page=6|work=Athletic Echo|author=Στράτος Σεφτελής|lang=el}}</ref> After the signing of his contract on October 15, he left Greece and returned in December of the same year to start training with the team. From that period until he formally joined the club's roster, he participated only in friendly matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://football.aek.com/player/hristo_bonev/237|title=Hristo Bonev|website=football.aek.com}}</ref> Due to his knee injury his offer at AEK was meager, making only 10 appearances throughout the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html|title=Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60|last=Mastrogiannopoulos|first=Alexander|date=11 May 2005|url-status=live|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210204039/http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html|archive-date=10 December 2008}}</ref> In the summer of 1982, AEK did not enable the option of the renewal in his contract and thus Bonev left the club.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 July 1982|title=Ο Μπόνεφ οριστικά τέλος για την ΑΕΚ|pages=1, 6|work=Athletic Echo|author=Αργύρης Κοκκινάκης|lang=el}}</ref> Furthermore in order to ensure his freedom then, he convinced the president of the club, [[Andreas Zafiropoulos]] by proposing as his replacement his compatriot [[Angel Kolev]] with a small amount of money.

After AEK he tried his luck in England, where [[Oxford United]] offered him a trial but with a better-paying contract option. The experiment in England did not catch on, as Bonev was betrayed by his knee and so he left Oxford with just 3 appearances in pre-season friendlies.

He returned to Lokomotiv Plovdiv to end his career in 1984 at the age of 37.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kitrinomavro.gr/aekpedia/2015/05/23/%CF%87%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%86/|title=Χρίστο Μπόνεφ|website=kitrinomavro.gr}}</ref> Bonev has played in 404 games and has scored 180 goals in the [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|A group]] for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He has played also 14 games and has scored 6 goals in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] with "The Smurfs" (the nickname of Lokomotiv Plovdiv).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loko-pd.com/statistics/ |title=Локомотив Пловдив – Статистика |language=bg |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref> Bonev won the [[Cup of the Soviet Army (1983–1990)|Cup of the Soviet Army]] in [[1983 Cup of the Soviet Army Final|1983]], he is also vice-champion of Bulgaria for 1973, with two more bronze medals won - in 1969 and 1974.

==International career==
Bonev played for the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]] 96 times, scoring a record 48 goals, between 1967 and 1979.<ref>{{cite web| last = Mamrud | first =  Roberto|title=Hristo Bonev – Goals in International Matches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bonev-intlg.html|date=22 January 2009| website = [[RSSSF]] |access-date=17 August 2009}}</ref> He played for his country at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] and [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]].

==Managerial career==
[[File:Bonev at Black and White Christmas.jpg|thumb|left|Bonev in 2018]]

Before ending his career at Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bonev played as a player-coach for a season. After his retirement he became a manager and initially went to Greece and became coach of [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] in 1988, where he won the [[Super League Greece|Greek Championship]] in 1990 and he is chosen for the Manager of the season in Greece.

Then he managed [[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|AEL]] for three seasons following a year at [[Ionikos F.C.|Ionikos]], where he won the [[Super League Greece 2|second division]] league and got his club promoted to the first division. After Greece, he became manager of the Cypriot team [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] in 1995 and until 1996 when he quit from his team, he won the [[Cypriot Cup]] in his first year in Cyprus in 1995 and [[Double (association football)|the Double]] the following season.

He went back to his home country to become manager of [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]] and then he was appointed as head coach to [[Bulgaria national football team|his country's national team]] for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. Despite a disappointing showing in France, with only one point achieved from three games, he continued as national coach, but after a 3–0 defeat to [[Poland national football team|Poland]] in the first qualifying match for [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] in September 1998, he decided to resign from his post, stating "I believe I have taken the team as far as I am able, and now it is time for the players to respond to someone else who, I hope, can improve our results."

==Honours==

===As a player===
'''Lokomotiv Plovdiv'''
*[[Cup of the Soviet Army (1983–1990)|Cup of the Soviet Army]]: [[1983 Cup of the Soviet Army Final|1983]]

===As a manager===
'''Panathinaikos'''
*[[Super League Greece|Alpha Ethniki]]: [[1989–90 Alpha Ethniki|1989–90]]

'''Ionikos'''
*[[Super League Greece 2|Beta Ethniki]]: [[1993–94 Beta Ethniki|1993–94]]

'''APOEL'''
*[[Cypriot First Division]]: [[1995–96 Cypriot First Division|1995–96]]
*[[Cypriot Cup]]: [[1995–96 Cypriot Cup|1995–96]], [[1994–95 Cypriot Cup|1994–95]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Bulgarian Footballer of the Year]]: 1969, 1972, 1973
*Best Bulgarian Footballer of 20th century: Third place
*Best Footballer of [[Plovdiv]] for 20th century
*[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria|Stara Planina Orden – 1st Class]]
*Honorary citizen of [[Plovdiv]]
*Manager of the year in [[Super League Greece|Greece]]: [[1989–90 Alpha Ethniki|1989–90]]
Source: <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mach.bg/a-18-hristo-bonev |title=Български легенди >> Христо Бонев |language=bg |trans-title=Bulgarian legends - Hristo Bonev |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408034232/https://mach.bg/a-18-hristo-bonev |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==International goals==
:''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bonev goal.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Hristo Bonev |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bonev-intlg.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Hristo Bonev
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|9 October 1968}}
|[[Mithatpaşa Stadium]], [[Istanbul]], Turkey
|{{fb|TUR}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|2
|{{dts|27 October 1968}}
|[[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
|{{fb|NED}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|[[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|3
|{{dts|15 June 1969}}
|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|POL|1928}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|4–1
|1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|4
|{{dts|22 October 1969}}
|[[Stadion Feijenoord]], [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|{{fb|NED}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
|1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|5
|{{dts|7 December 1969}}
|[[Stade Josy Barthel]], [[Luxembourg City]], Luxembourg
|{{fb|LUX}}
|align="center"|3–1
|align="center"|3–1
|1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|6
|{{dts|5 May 1970}}
|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|URS}}
|align="center"|3–2
|align="center"|3–3
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|7
|{{dts|2 June 1970}}
|[[Estadio León]], [[León, Guanajuato|León]], Mexico
|{{flagdeco|Peru}} [[Peru national football team|Peru]]
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–3
| [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|8
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|9 June 1971}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]], Norway
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|NOR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|4–1
|rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 2|UEFA Euro 1972 qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|4–0
|-
|align="center"|10
|{{dts|7 September 1971}}
|[[Grünwalder Stadion]], [[Munich]], Germany
|{{fbicon|GER}} West German Amateurs
|align="center"|1–3
|align="center"|1–3
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|11
|{{dts|27 October 1971}}
|[[Stadionul Național (1953)|Stadionul Național]], [[Bucharest]], Romania
|{{fb|ROU|1965}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
| Unofficial Friendly
|-
|align="center"|12
|{{dts|10 November 1971}}
|[[Stade Marcel Saupin]], [[Nantes]], France
|{{fb|FRA}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–2
| [[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 2|UEFA Euro 1972 qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|13
|{{dts|24 November 1971}}
|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|ESP|1945}}
|align="center"|7–3
|align="center"|8–3
| [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|1972 Summer Olympics qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|14
|{{dts|24 March 1972}}
|[[Stadion Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov|Stadion Georgi Asparuhov]], Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|URS}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|15
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|16 April 1972}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Stadion Beroe]], [[Stara Zagora]], Bulgaria
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|POL|1928}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center" rowspan="2"|3–1
|rowspan="2"|[[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|1972 Summer Olympics qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|3–1
|-
|align="center"|17
|{{dts|31 May 1972}}
|[[Estadio El Plantío]], [[Burgos]], Spain
|{{fb|ESP|1945}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|3–3
|1972 Summer Olympics qualification
|-
|align="center"|18
|{{dts|21 June 1972}}
|Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|ITA}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–0
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|19
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|18 October 1972}}
|rowspan="2"|Stadion Beroe, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|NIR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|21
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|19 November 1972}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Tsirio Stadium]], [[Limassol]], Cyprus
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|CYP|1960}}
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|4–0
|rowspan="2"|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|4–0
|-
|align="center"|23
|{{dts|31 January 1973}}
|[[Nikos Goumas Stadium]], [[Athens]], Greece
|{{fb|GRE|1970}}
|align="center"|2–2
|align="center"|2–2
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|24
|{{dts|2 May 1973}}
|Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|POR}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–1
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|25
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|13 October 1973}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Estádio da Luz]], [[Lisbon]], Portugal
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|POR}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2–2
|rowspan="2"|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|2–1
|-
|align="center"|27
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|6 February 1974}}
|rowspan="3"|Morphou Municipal Stadium, [[Morphou]], Cyprus
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|CYP|1960}}
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center" rowspan="3"|4–1
|rowspan="3"|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|3–1
|-
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|4–1
|-
|align="center"|30
|{{dts|8 February 1974}}
|[[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait
|{{fb|KUW}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|3–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|31
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 February 1974}}
|rowspan="2"|Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|KUW}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2–1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|2–1
|-
|align="center"|33
|{{dts|31 March 1974}}
|[[ZTE Arena|Z.T.E. Stadion]], [[Zalaegerszeg]], Hungary
|{{fb|HUN}}
|align="center"|1–3
|align="center"|1–3
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|34
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|8 May 1974}}
|rowspan="2"|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|TUR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|5–1
|rowspan="2"|[[1973–76 Balkan Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|35
|align="center"|2–0{{ref label|id1|1|1}}
|-
|align="center"|36
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|25 May 1974}}
|rowspan="3"|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|PRK}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="3"|6–1
|rowspan="3"|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|37
|align="center"|5–0
|-
|align="center"|38
|align="center"|6–1
|-
|align="center"|39
|{{dts|19 June 1974}}
|[[Niedersachsenstadion]], [[Hannover]], Germany
|{{fb|URU}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|40
|{{dts|13 October 1974}}
|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|GRE|1970}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|3–2
|[[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 8|UEFA Euro 1976 qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|41
|{{dts|11 June 1975}}
|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|MLT}}
|align="center"|4–0
|align="center"|5–0
|UEFA Euro 1976 qualification
|-
|align="center"|42
|{{dts|25 January 1976}}
|[[National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958)|National Stadium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
|{{fb|JPN|1870}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|3–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|43
|{{dts|28 January 1976}}
|[[Yanmar Stadium Nagai]], [[Osaka]], Japan
|{{fb|JPN|1870}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|44
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|5 May 1976}}
|rowspan="2"|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|PRK}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|2–0
|-
|align="center"|46
|{{dts|22 September 1976}}
|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|TUR}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–2
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|47
|{{dts|9 October 1976}}
|Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
|{{fb|FRA}}
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|2–2
|[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|48
|{{dts|25 April 1979}}
|[[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]], [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
|{{fb|ARG|alt}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–2
|Friendly
|}

;Notes:
:{{note label|id1||1}} Some sources credit Bonev's second goal as an own-goal by [[Nikos Kovis]].

==References==
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