Hristo Stoichkov

Hristo Stoichkov has not revealed much to the media or the public about his personal life. It is speculated that he is single.

Hristo Stoichkov was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on 8th February 1966. Not much is known about his parents or childhood.

Hristo Stoichkov began his football journey at FC Hebros, a Bulgarian football club based in Harmanli, Bulgaria. They played in the 3rd tier of the Bulgarian League. He then moved to CSKA Sofia where he had six fruitful years during which he became one of the top goal scorers in Europe.

He also earned a reputation for being prone to bad tempers; during the 1985 Bulgarian Cup Final, he became involved in a fight which originally resulted in a lifelong ban which was later reduced to a year of suspension.

He won the European Golden Shoe in 1990 for scoring the most goals in that season. He had scored 38 goals in 30 matches, a phenomenal feat at that time.

After Hristo Stoichkov established himself in the European scene as one of the top strikers, he joined FC Barcelona, one of the heavyweight clubs in world football in 1996. Unfortunately for Stoichkov, his temper continued to create trouble for him even here. In his very first season, he was given a two month suspension for stomping on a referee’s foot.

This did not affect his goal scoring tendency as he still managed to score more than twenty goals in his first year. Stoichkov was one of the players who became part of Manager Johan Cruyff’s dream team in the early 1990s.

He was an integral part of the squad that won the La La Liga in Spain for four years in a row between 1991 and 1994. On top of that, Barcelona won the European cup in 1992 defeating Sampdoria in the finals in Wembley Stadium, London.

During his tenure at Barcelona, Stoichkov became a fan favorite at Camp Nou. He played alongside club legend Romario up front and the duo quickly became cult heroes at Barcelona.

Stoichkov enjoyed massive personal success with Barcelona, as he was nominated twice for FIFA World Player of the Year in the years 1992 and 1994, and he won the prestigious Ballon d’Or in 1994 after leading his National Team to the semi-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.