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{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer and coach (1939–2019)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Kolev|Vutsov|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name       = Ivan Vutsov
| image = Ivan Vutsov (1977).jpg
| fullname         = Ivan Kolev Vutsov
| caption          = Vutsov in 1977
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1939|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Gabrovo]], [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2019|01|18|1939|12|14|df=y}}
| death_place     = [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
| height           = 
| position         = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub      = 
| years1           = 1958–1960 | clubs1        = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]   | caps1 = 18  | goals1 = 0
| years2           = 1960–1969 | clubs2        = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]     | caps2 = 214 | goals2 = 4 
| years3           = 1970–1972 | clubs3        = [[PFC Akademik Sofia|Akademik Sofia]] | caps3 = 70  | goals3 = 1
| totalcaps        = 302 | totalgoals = 5
| nationalyears1 = 1962–1966
| nationalteam1 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 24
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1    = 1975–1976 | managerclubs1 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
| manageryears2    = 1977–1980 | managerclubs2 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
| manageryears3    = 1981–1982 | managerclubs3 = [[FC Spartak Varna|Spartak Varna]]
| manageryears4    = 1982–1986 | managerclubs4 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| manageryears5    = 1986–1987 | managerclubs5 = [[OFC Spartak Pleven|Spartak Pleven]]
| manageryears6    = 1987–1988 | managerclubs6 = [[Hajduk Split]]
| manageryears7    = 1989–1990 | managerclubs7 = [[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]
| manageryears8    = 1989–1991 | managerclubs8 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| manageryears9    = 1991–1992 | managerclubs9 = [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]]
| manageryears10   = 1992–1993 | managerclubs10 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
| manageryears11   = 1993–1994 | managerclubs11 = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=669|title=Ivan Vutsov, football manager|access-date=2015-05-19|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415115821/https://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=669|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
'''Ivan Kolev Vutsov''' ({{langx|bg|Иван Кoлeв Вуцов}}; 14 December 1939 – 18 January 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gong.bg/bg-football/drugi/pochina-legendata-na-bylgarskiia-futbol-ivan-vucov-523882 |title=Почина легендата на българския футбол Иван Вуцов |publisher=gong.bg |language=bg |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028100341/https://gong.bg/bg-football/drugi/multimedia/video/pochina-legendata-na-rodniia-futbol-ivan-vucov-523882 |url-status=live }}</ref> was a [[Bulgaria]]n [[Association football|football]] player and coach. His career included periods playing for and later managing the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]].

He played in three matches at the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]<ref>{{FIFA player|59743}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=22451 |title=PLAYER: Ivan Vutsov - Đ˜Đ˛Đ°Đ˝ ĐšĐžĐťĐľĐ˛ Đ'ŃƒŃ†ĐžĐ˛ "Đ'ŃƒŃ†Đ°Ń'Đ°" |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=2010-02-19 |archive-date=2018-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005112647/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=22451 |url-status=live }}</ref> and for [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Локомотив Пловдив |url=http://lokoplovdiv.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=108071 |title=Гонг : Gong : Иван Вуцов празнува 70-годишен юбилей |publisher=Lokoplovdiv.gong.bg |access-date=2012-05-15 |archive-date=2014-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310143040/http://lokoplovdiv.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=108071 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Playing career==
Vutsov's professional playing career as a defender spanned nearly 15 years, during which he played for three clubs: [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]], [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] and [[PFC Akademik Sofia|Akademik Sofia]].

He spent nine seasons with Levski where he won two [[List of Bulgarian football champions|Bulgarian League titles]] and one [[Bulgarian Cup]].

Vutsov was [[Cap (sport)|capped]] 24 times for the [[Bulgaria national football team]] and appeared in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]].

He was also a vice president of the [[Bulgarian Football Union]] and manager of the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bulgarian-football.com/coach.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224161049/http://www.bulgarian-football.com/coach.html |archive-date=2009-12-24 }}</ref> [[Hajduk Split]] and [[PFC Levski Sofia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.levski.bg/Levski/cms/info/en/history/coachs.html |title=PFC Levski |publisher=Levski.bg |access-date=2012-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426141136/http://www.levski.bg/Levski/cms/info/en/history/coachs.html |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref> where became famous for overseeing 18 games in the European club competitions during his reign. One of the most prominent players he discovered was [[Alen Bokšić]], when managing [[Hajduk Split]]. He also held various administrative positions at the [[Bulgarian Football Union]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.focus-sport.net/?action=news&id=1148764307246|title=Информационна Агенция "Фокус"|access-date=2010-02-19|archive-date=2011-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723130641/http://www.focus-sport.net/?action=news&id=1148764307246|url-status=live}}</ref> His son, [[Velislav Vutsov]], is also a former footballer.

==Achievements==

''As player of Levski''
* Bulgarian [[A PFG|Champion]] – 1965, 1968
* [[Bulgarian Cup]] – 1967

''As player of Bulgaria''
* [[1966 FIFA World Cup]] – 15th Place

''As coach of Levski''
* Bulgarian Champion – 1979
* Bulgarian Cup – 1976, 1979
* [[UEFA Cup]] 1/4 Finalist – [[UEFA Cup 1975-76|1976]]

''As coach of Bulgaria''
* [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] – 15th Place

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://en.levskisofia.info/player/ivan-vutsov/ Ivan Vutsov player profile] at LevskiSofia.info {{in lang|bg}}
* {{EU-Football.info manager|669}}
* {{Soccerway coach|223368}}

{{Bulgaria Squad 1966 World Cup}}
{{Bulgaria Squad 1986 World Cup}}
{{PFC Levski Sofia managers}}
{{Bulgaria national football team managers}}
{{HNK Hajduk Split managers}}
{{Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers}}
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[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Bulgarian men's footballers]]
[[Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Botev Plovdiv players]]
[[Category:PFC Levski Sofia players]]
[[Category:PFC Akademik Sofia players]]
[[Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players]]
[[Category:Bulgarian football managers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Gabrovo]]
[[Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:1986 FIFA World Cup managers]]
[[Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers]]
[[Category:PFC Levski Sofia managers]]
[[Category:HNK Hajduk Split managers]]
[[Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers]]
[[Category:FC Spartak Varna managers]]
[[Category:Bulgaria national football team managers]]
[[Category:Bulgarian expatriate football managers]]
[[Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv managers]]
[[Category:PFC Slavia Sofia managers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Greece]]
[[Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]]


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