Career
In 2005, he worked with the second team of Krylia Sovetov in Russia. On 12 June 2010, Stankov agreed to join Chinese side Dalian Aerbin as manager, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract. He guided Dalian to the Chinese Super League, but was released by the club in January 2011 when his contract expired.
On 15 June 2013, Stankov was officially appointed as the Lokomotiv Plovdiv manager.