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{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer (born 1945)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{family name hatnote|Dushkov|Penev|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dimitar Penev
| image = Dimitar Penev c1974.jpg
| upright = 
| full_name = Dimitar Dushkov Penev
| caption = Penev with [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|7|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mirovyane]], Bulgaria
| height = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| years1 = 1962–1964
| clubs1 = [[FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia|Lokomotiv Sofia]]
| caps1 = 35
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1964–1977
| clubs2 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| caps2 = 329
| goals2 = 24
| totalcaps = 364
| totalgoals = 25
| nationalyears1 = 1964–1977
| nationalteam1 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 90
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 1977–1979
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Dimitrovgrad|Dimitrovgrad]]
| manageryears2 = 1979–1983
| managerclubs2 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 1983–1985
| managerclubs3 = [[Al-Yarmouk SC (Kuwait)|Al-Yarmouk]]
| manageryears4 = 1985
| managerclubs4 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 1985–1990
| managerclubs5 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| manageryears6 = 1989
| managerclubs6 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| manageryears7 = 1991–1996
| managerclubs7 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| manageryears8 = 1997
| managerclubs8 = [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| manageryears9 = 1998
| managerclubs9 = [[FC Spartak Varna|Spartak Varna]]
| manageryears10 = 1998–2000
| managerclubs10 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| manageryears11 = 2003
| managerclubs11 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning]]
| manageryears12 = 2007
| managerclubs12 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| manageryears13 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs13 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| manageryears14 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs14 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| manageryears15 = 2019
| managerclubs15 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] (consultant)
}}
'''Dimitar Dushkov Penev''' ({{langx|bg|Димитър Душков Пенев}}, born 12 July 1945) is a Bulgarian [[Association football|football]] coach and former player and central defender of [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]. He played 90 games for [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]] and scored two goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/dpenev-intl.html Dimitar Penev – International Appearances]. Rsssf.com (22 January 2009). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.</ref> He is regarded as one of his country's best ever defenders, winning Bulgarian footballer of the year in 1967 and 1971, he also participated in three world cups for his national team in 1966, 1970 and 1974.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120702023637/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=76175/index.html FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – Dimitar PENEV]. Fifa.com (1 July 2016). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.</ref> He is Honorary President of [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] and semi-pro side Nottingham United FC.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101113081014/http://www.nottinghamunitedfc.co.uk/index_files/Page434.htm Penev Becomes Nottingham United President!]. nottinghamunitedfc.co.uk (November 2010)</ref>

==Personal life==
Penev is uncle of former Bulgarian international and [[Bulgaria national football team|national team]] coach [[Lyuboslav Penev]].

==Coaching career==
Penev was manager of the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]] during the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], where his team reached the semi-finals and then lost the bronze medal game with [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]. Throughout his career as manager he demonstrated excellence in both tactics and team psychology. Penev's most notable quality was his ability to work well with young players. During his career at CSKA Sofia he discovered a lot of previously unknown or little-known talented youths and used them as a basis for a domestically and internationally successful squad. Amongst them [[Hristo Stoichkov]], [[Emil Kostadinov]], [[Lyuboslav Penev]], [[Martin Petrov]], [[Stiliyan Petrov]] and [[Dimitar Berbatov]].{{fact|date=January 2024}}

On 30 July 2007, he was appointed manager of the Bulgaria national team for the second time. Last he was the manager of [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]], but on 6 March 2009 CSKA fired the coach – the Bulgarian team decided to sub him with his nephew [[Lyuboslav Penev]], former player of CSKA Sofia, [[Celta Vigo]], [[Valencia CF]] and [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090313041929/http://cska.sportal.bg/bg/article%3A569 за главен мениджър]. cska.sportal.bg (6 March 2009)</ref>

==Relevant statistics==
As of April 2007, Penev has been in charge of the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]] for 55 matches in total (25 wins, 15 draws, 15 losses, with a goal difference of 88:60).<ref>[http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_2009364872 Това е Димитър Пенев – Topsport.bg]. Topsport.ibox.bg (25 April 2007). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Lokomotiv Sofia'''
* [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|A Group]]: [[1963–64 A Group|1963–64]]

'''CSKA Sofia'''
* [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|A Group]] (7): [[1965–66 A Group|1965–66]], [[1968–69 A Group|1968–69]], [[1970–71 A Group|1970–71]], [[1971–72 A Group|1971–72]], [[1972–73 A Group|1972–73]], [[1974–75 A Group|1974–75]], [[1975–76 A Group|1975–76]]
* [[Bulgarian Cup]]: [[1965 Bulgarian Cup Final|1965]], [[1969 Bulgarian Cup Final|1969]], [[1972 Bulgarian Cup Final|1972]], [[1973 Bulgarian Cup Final|1973]], [[1974 Bulgarian Cup Final|1974]]

===Manager===
'''Bulgaria'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: fourth place [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]

==References==
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{{Bulgarian Footballer of the Year}}
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{{Bulgaria Squad 1966 World Cup}}
{{Bulgaria Squad 1970 World Cup}}
{{Bulgaria Squad 1974 World Cup}}
{{Bulgaria Squad 1994 World Cup}}
{{Bulgaria Squad 1996 UEFA Euro}}
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{{PFC CSKA Sofia managers}}
{{Bulgaria national football team managers}}
{{Al-Nassr FC managers}}

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