Yasen Petrov

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Yasen Petrov Petrov (Template:Langx; born 23 June 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player. His nickname is Giannini from Plovdiv.

Career

Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Petrov played for the PFC Botev Plovdiv, PFC Levski Sofia, PFC Slavia Sofia and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia. He also played for the Bulgaria national team.[1]

Manager

He has managed PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, PFC Botev Plovdiv, and PFC Cherno More Varna. His most famous achievement as a coach is his debut for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, beating his old team and eternal city rivals Botev Plovdiv 4–0.

Levski Sofia

On 20 May 2010, Yasen Petrov was presented as a new head coach of Levski Sofia.[2] He started great after a win in the Eternal Derby. Then after series of good matches, Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League after eliminating Dundalk F.C., Kalmar FF and AIK Fotboll. Levski was drawn in Group C, facing Gent, Lille and Sporting CP. At the end of the season, Levski Sofia finished 2nd and Petrov was released from the club.

Managing career abroad

Petrov has also worked as manager of teams in China.

Bulgaria

In January 2021, Petrov was appointed as manager of Bulgaria.[3] His first match in charge of the team was a March 2021 World Cup qualifier against Switzerland, which Bulgaria lost by a score of 1:3.[4] On 5 June 2022, Petrov resigned after a 2:5 loss against Georgia in a Nations League match.[5]

Awards

Cherno More Varna:

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C.:

Managerial Statistics

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Team Nat. From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
Lokomotiv Sofia Template:Flagicon 1 November 2002 15 August 2004

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36 49 -13
Botev Plovdiv Template:Flagicon 30 August 2004 27 November 2005

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10 22 -12
Cherno More Varna Template:Flagicon 13 March 2006 30 June 2007

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53 42 11
Lokomotiv Plodiv Template:Flagicon 24 September 2007 14 March 2008

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18 9 9
Levski Sofia Template:Flagicon 1 July 2010 28 May 2011

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95 44 51
Levski Sofia Template:Flagicon 7 April 2012 30 May 2012

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24 7 17
Botev Vratsa Template:Flagicon 1 July 2013 23 September 2013

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8 8 0
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Template:Flagicon 12 December 2013 14 July 2016

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80 79 1
Beijing Enterprises Template:Flagicon 30 December 2016 23 April 2017

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4 16 -12
Henan Jianye Template:Flagicon 13 June 2017 28 September 2017

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18 22 -4
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Template:Flagicon 8 September 2018 19 July 2019

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54 39 15
Bulgaria Template:Flagicon 14 January 2021 5 June 2022

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17 31 -14
Qingdao Hainiu Template:Flagicon 25 December 2023 17 January 2025

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33 60 -27
Total

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450 428 +22

References

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