Kosta Manev

Kosta Manev
Manev in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Radoviš, Macedonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position 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.

Career

Manev has played for Klubi-04, PK-35 Vantaa, Viikingit, Honka, Inter Turku and PS Kemi.

After spending his entire senior career in Finland, Manev returned to Macedonia in summer 2018 and signed a one-year contract with FK Vardar.

On 27 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Velež Mostar. Manev made his official debut for Velež on 10 August 2019, in a 0–0 away league draw against FK Sloboda Tuzla. He left Velež after his contract with the club expired in June 2020.

After playing for Al-Khaldiya, he signed for FK Makedonija G.P. for the 2023–24 season.

Personal life

Originally from Radoviš, Manev moved to Finland in 2009. He has also acquired a Finnish citizenship.

Career statistics

As of 2 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2011 Kakkonen 40–––40
2012 Kakkonen 24020––260
Total 280200000300
PK-35 Vantaa 2013 Ykkönen 20030––230
2014 Ykkönen 12010––130
Total 320400000360
Viikingit 2014 Ykkönen 30–––30
Honka 2014 Veikkausliiga 110–––110
PK-35 Vantaa 2015 Ykkönen 24241––283
2016 Veikkausliiga 904040–170
Total 332814000453
Inter Turku 2016 Veikkausliiga 1220000–122
2017 Veikkausliiga 21170––281
Total 333700000403
PS Kemi 2018 Veikkausliiga 140–––140
Vardar 2018–19 Macedonian First League 27000–20290
Velež Mostar 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 190–––190
Akademija Pandev 2020–21 Macedonian First League 11120––131
2021–22 Macedonian First League 24200––242
2022–23 Macedonian First League 5000––50
Total 402200000422
Al-Khaldiya 2022–23 Bahraini Premier League ––
FK Makedonija G.P. 2023–24 Macedonian First League 25030–00283
AP Brera Strumica 2024–25 Macedonian First League 4000––40
Career total 269726140203018

References

  1. ↑ "Kosta Manev". Elite Football. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 Kosta Manev at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Kosta Manev at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 Kosta Manev joins Vardar at FK Vardar official website, 4 July 2018, Retrieved 16 August 2018
  5. ↑ R. Pašić (27 July 2019). "Kosta Manev novi igrač Veleža!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ↑ E.B. (10 August 2019). "Sloboda i Velež podijelili bodove u susretu bez pogodaka" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ↑ E. Čaušević (22 June 2020). "Ništa od dogovora: Kosta Manev neće ostati u Veležu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Македонија ЃП се пофали со трансферот на Коста Манев". Gol.mk. 12 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "KOSTA MANEV". Palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Manev, Kosta". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Kosta Manev, Finnish FA