Kosta Manev
 Manev in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Radoviš, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Klubi-04 | 28 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | PK-35 Vantaa | 32 | (0) |
| 2014 | Viikingit | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Honka | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | 33 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Inter Turku | 33 | (1) |
| 2018 | PS Kemi | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Vardar | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Velež Mostar | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Akademija Pandev | 41 | (3) |
| 2023 | Al-Khaldiya | ||
| 2023–2024 | Makedonija GP | 26 | (0) |
| 2024 | AP Brera Strumica | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 December 2024 | |||
Kosta Manev (Macedonian: Коста Манев; born 7 April 1993) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a defender.[2]
Career
Manev has played for Klubi-04, PK-35 Vantaa, Viikingit, Honka, Inter Turku and PS Kemi.[3]
After spending his entire senior career in Finland, Manev returned to Macedonia in summer 2018 and signed a one-year contract with FK Vardar.[4]
On 27 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Velež Mostar.[5] Manev made his official debut for Velež on 10 August 2019, in a 0–0 away league draw against FK Sloboda Tuzla.[6] He left Velež after his contract with the club expired in June 2020.[7]
After playing for Al-Khaldiya, he signed for FK Makedonija G.P. for the 2023–24 season.[8]
Personal life
Originally from Radoviš,[4] Manev moved to Finland in 2009.[9] He has also acquired a Finnish citizenship.[10][11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2011 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Kakkonen | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2013 | Ykkönen | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Ykkönen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Viikingit | 2014 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Honka | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2015 | Ykkönen | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| PS Kemi | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Vardar | 2018–19 | Macedonian First League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Velež Mostar | 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Akademija Pandev | 2020–21 | Macedonian First League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Macedonian First League | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Macedonian First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Al-Khaldiya | 2022–23 | Bahraini Premier League | – | – | ||||||||
| FK Makedonija G.P. | 2023–24 | Macedonian First League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0[d] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| AP Brera Strumica | 2024–25 | Macedonian First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 269 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Macedonian Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ "Kosta Manev". Elite Football. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b Kosta Manev at Soccerway
- ^ Kosta Manev at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b Kosta Manev joins Vardar at FK Vardar official website, 4 July 2018, Retrieved 16 August 2018
- ^ R. Pašić (27 July 2019). "Kosta Manev novi igrač Veleža!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ E.B. (10 August 2019). "Sloboda i Velež podijelili bodove u susretu bez pogodaka" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ E. Čaušević (22 June 2020). "Ništa od dogovora: Kosta Manev neće ostati u Veležu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Македонија ЃП се пофали со трансферот на Коста Манев". Gol.mk. 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Kosta Manev jatkosopimukseen PK-35 Vantaan kanssa" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "KOSTA MANEV". Palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Manev, Kosta". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Kosta Manev, Finnish FA