Krassimir Balakov
| Date of birth | 29 March 1966 |
| Place of birth | Tarnovo |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Weight | 74 kg |
| Height | 1.76 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Bulgarian International.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| VfB Stuttgart | 01 Jul 1995 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2000-01 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | VfB Stuttgart | UEFA Cup | 6 | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 30 | 4 |
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| 2002-03 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | VfB Stuttgart | UEFA Cup | 7 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | VfB Stuttgart | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2000 | SC Freiburg v VfB Stuttgart | L | 4-0 | Bundesliga | 1 |
| 19 Aug 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen | W | 4-1 | Bundesliga | 2 |
| 05 Sep 2000 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern v VfB Stuttgart | L | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 3 |
| 09 Sep 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v Bayern München | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 4 |
| 14 Sep 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v Heart of Midlothian | W | 1-0 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Hertha BSC Berlin v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 5 |
| 23 Sep 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v VfL Bochum | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 6 |
| 28 Sep 2000 | Heart of Midlothian v VfB Stuttgart | L |
3-2 Agg: 3-3 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 01 Oct 2000 | VfL Wolfsburg v VfB Stuttgart | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 7 |
| 14 Oct 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v Hamburger SV | D | 3-3 | Bundesliga | 8 |
| 21 Oct 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v SpVgg Unterhaching | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 9 |
| 26 Oct 2000 | FC Tirol Milch Innsbruck v VfB Stuttgart | L | 1-0 | UEFA Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 09 Nov 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v FC Tirol Milch Innsbruck | W |
3-1 Agg: 3-2 |
UEFA Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 12 Nov 2000 | Energie Cottbus v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 12 |
| 17 Nov 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v TSV 1860 München | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 13 |
| 02 Dec 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund | L | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 15 |
| 05 Dec 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v Feyenoord | W |
2-1 Agg: 4-3 |
UEFA Cup | 3rd round 2nd leg |
| 09 Dec 2000 | Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 16 |
| 16 Dec 2000 | VfB Stuttgart v SC Freiburg | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 18 |
| 28 Jan 2001 | Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart | L | 4-0 | Bundesliga | 19 |
| 10 Feb 2001 | Bayern München v VfB Stuttgart | L | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 21 |
| 15 Feb 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | 4th round 1st leg |
| 25 Feb 2001 | VfL Bochum v VfB Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 23 |
| 03 Mar 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v VfL Wolfsburg | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 24 |
| 11 Mar 2001 | Hamburger SV v VfB Stuttgart | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 25 |
| 18 Mar 2001 | SpVgg Unterhaching v VfB Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 26 |
| 31 Mar 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v 1.FC Köln | L | 0-3 | Bundesliga | 27 |
| 08 Apr 2001 | Hansa Rostock v VfB Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 28 |
| 12 Apr 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Energie Cottbus | W | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 29 |
| 22 Apr 2001 | TSV 1860 München v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 30 |
| 28 Apr 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Werder Bremen | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 04 May 2001 | Borussia Dortmund v VfB Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 32 |
| 12 May 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04 | W | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 33 |
| 19 May 2001 | Eintracht Frankfurt v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 28 Jul 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v 1.FC Köln | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 1 |
| 04 Aug 2001 | Hamburger SV v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 2 |
| 11 Aug 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Werder Bremen | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 3 |
| 18 Aug 2001 | 1.FC Nürnberg v VfB Stuttgart | W | 2-4 | Bundesliga | 4 |
| 08 Sep 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Hertha Berlin | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 5 |
| 15 Sep 2001 | VfL Wolfsburg v VfB Stuttgart | W | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 6 |
| 22 Sep 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Hansa Rostock | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 7 |
| 30 Sep 2001 | Bayern München v VfB Stuttgart | L | 4-0 | Bundesliga | 8 |
| 13 Oct 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04 | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 9 |
| 20 Oct 2001 | Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart | L | 4-1 | Bundesliga | 10 |
| 03 Nov 2001 | Borussia Dortmund v VfB Stuttgart | L | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 12 |
| 17 Nov 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v SC Freiburg | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 13 |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Energie Cottbus v VfB Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 14 |
| 01 Dec 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 15 |
| 08 Dec 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v TSV 1860 München | L | 0-1 | Bundesliga | 16 |
| 16 Dec 2001 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern v VfB Stuttgart | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 17 |
| 19 Dec 2001 | 1.FC Köln v VfB Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 18 |
| 26 Jan 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Hamburger SV | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 19 |
| 02 Feb 2002 | Werder Bremen v VfB Stuttgart | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 20 |
| 05 Feb 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v 1.FC Nürnberg | L | 2-3 | Bundesliga | 21 |
| 09 Feb 2002 | Hertha Berlin v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 22 |
| 16 Feb 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v VfL Wolfsburg | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 23 |
| 16 Feb 2002 | Hansa Rostock v VfB Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 24 |
| 02 Mar 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Bayern München | L | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 25 |
| 16 Mar 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen | L | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 27 |
| 23 Mar 2002 | FC St Pauli v VfB Stuttgart | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 28 |
| 07 Apr 2002 | SC Freiburg v VfB Stuttgart | W | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 30 |
| 14 Apr 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Energie Cottbus | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 21 Apr 2002 | Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 32 |
| 27 Apr 2002 | TSV 1860 München v VfB Stuttgart | D | 3-3 | Bundesliga | 33 |
| 10 Aug 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v 1.FC Kaiserslautern | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 1 |
| 13 Aug 2002 | Lille v VfB Stuttgart | L | 1-0 | Intertoto Cup | Final 1st leg |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Hertha Berlin v VfB Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 2 |
| 27 Aug 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Lille | W |
2-0 Agg: 2-1 |
Intertoto Cup | Final 2nd leg |
| 11 Sep 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04 | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 4 |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 5 |
| 19 Sep 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v FK Ventspils | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 22 Sep 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Arminia Bielefeld | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 6 |
| 28 Sep 2002 | Hamburger SV v VfB Stuttgart | L | 3-2 | Bundesliga | 7 |
| 06 Oct 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v TSV 1860 München | W | 4-1 | Bundesliga | 8 |
| 31 Oct 2002 | Ferencváros v VfB Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 02 Nov 2002 | Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart | W | 0-1 | Bundesliga | 11 |
| 09 Nov 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v VfL Bochum | W | 3-2 | Bundesliga | 12 |
| 12 Nov 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Ferencváros | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 16 Nov 2002 | Hansa Rostock v VfB Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 13 |
| 23 Nov 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Hannover 96 | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 14 |
| 28 Nov 2002 | Club Brugge v VfB Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | 3rd round 1st leg |
| 01 Dec 2002 | Werder Bremen v VfB Stuttgart | L | 3-1 | Bundesliga | 15 |
| 07 Dec 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Bayern München | L | 0-3 | Bundesliga | 16 |
| 12 Dec 2002 | VfB Stuttgart v Club Brugge | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Cup | 3rd round 2nd leg |
| 15 Dec 2002 | VfL Wolfsburg v VfB Stuttgart | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 17 |
| 25 Jan 2003 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern v VfB Stuttgart | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 18 |
| 01 Feb 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v Hertha Berlin | W | 3-1 | Bundesliga | 19 |
| 09 Feb 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund | W | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 20 |
| 15 Feb 2003 | Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 21 |
| 20 Feb 2003 | Celtic v VfB Stuttgart | L | 3-1 | UEFA Cup | 4th round 1st leg |
| 23 Feb 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach | W | 4-0 | Bundesliga | 22 |
| 27 Feb 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v Celtic | W |
3-2 Agg: 4-5 |
UEFA Cup | 4th round 2nd leg |
| 16 Mar 2003 | TSV 1860 München v VfB Stuttgart | W | 0-1 | Bundesliga | 25 |
| 23 Mar 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v 1.FC Nürnberg | L | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 26 |
| 12 Apr 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 28 |
| 20 Apr 2003 | VfL Bochum v VfB Stuttgart | L | 3-1 | Bundesliga | 29 |
| 26 Apr 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v Hansa Rostock | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 30 |
| 03 May 2003 | Hannover 96 v VfB Stuttgart | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 10 May 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v Werder Bremen | L | 0-1 | Bundesliga | 32 |
| 17 May 2003 | Bayern München v VfB Stuttgart | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 33 |
| 24 May 2003 | VfB Stuttgart v VfL Wolfsburg | W | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 34 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.