Please answer the following question: Facts: - clubs: levski sofia slavia sofia anorthosis levski sofia - caps: 6 2 - position: manager - managerclubs: dobrudzha olympiakos nicosia banants yerevan metalurh donetsk levski sofia karpaty lviv dobrich tavriya simferopol tosno anorthosis onisilos sotira olympiakos nicosia aek larnaca - currentclub: fc tosno -lrb- manager -rrb- - years: 1988 -- 1989 1989 1990 -- 1993 1994 - birth date: 2 july 1963 - name: nikolay kostov - image size: 200 - image: nikolay kostov.jpg - birth place: dobrich , dobrudzha , bulgaria - manageryears: 1996 2004 -- 2005 2005 -- 2006 2006 -- 2007 2007 -- -- 2008 2008 -- 2010 2011 -- 2012 2012 -- 1999 2013 2014 2014 -- 2001 -- 2002 2003 -- 2004 - goals: 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nikolay kostov .
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nikolay kostov -lrb- ; born 2 july 1963 -rrb- is a bulgarian football manager and former footballer who manages russian side fc tosno .much of his coaching career has taken place in cyprus .his first coaching role in the country was at anorthosis , where he won the cypriot cup in 2002 .in 2006 he joined olympiakos nicosia , but was replaced by juan ramon rocha in october 2006 .he was the coach for metalurh donetsk from 2008 to 2010 , a role from which he resigned in november 2010 .on the 4 november 2011 he was revealed as the new manager of levski sofia .his contract ran until the end of the 2011-2012 season .he resigned from his position on 26 march 2012 , after enduring his first and only defeat with the club - a 0:1 home loss against minyor pernik .in late july 2012 , kostov was appointed as the new head coach of karpaty lviv .