# Hristo Zlatinski

Hristo Zlatinski (Bulgarian: Христо Златински; born 22 January 1985) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer and now manager.

## 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.
At 18 June 2013, he joined Bulgarian champion Ludogorets Razgrad. During the 2013/2014 UEFA Europa League, he scored two goals with long-distance efforts - in the 1:0 win over Chornomorets Odesa and on 27 February 2014, in the 3:3 draw with S.S. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 10 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2001–02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2002–03 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2003–04 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2004–05 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | Total | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2005–06 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2006–07 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 9 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2010–11 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 11 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2011–12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 6 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2012–13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Total | 124 | 31 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 32 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2007–08 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2008–09 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2009–10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Total | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 79 | 6 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2013–14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 12 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2014–15 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | Total | 46 | 9 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 14 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2015–16 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 2 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2016–17 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 6 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2017–18 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Universitatea Craiova | Total | 99 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 9 |
| FCSB | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Botev Vratsa | 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| Botev Vratsa | 2020–21 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Botev Vratsa | Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 46 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | 444 | 61 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 507 | 68 |

### International

    As of 13 October 2015
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bulgaria | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 0 |

## Honours

Ludogorets
* Bulgarian A Group: 2013–14, 2014–15
* Bulgarian Cup: 2013–14
* Bulgarian Supercup: 2014
Universitatea Craiova
* Cupa României: 2017–18
* Supercupa României runner-up: 2018