Dimitar Vasev
Dimitar Vasev (Bulgarian: Димитър Васев; born 10 September 1965) is a Bulgarian former football player and football manager lastly leading Septemvri Sofia.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dimitar Nikolaev Vasev | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Lokomotiv Sofia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1993 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 224 | (8) |
1993–1994 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 13 | (0) |
1994–1996 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 46 | (2) |
1997 | Shanghai Shenhua | 2 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | (3) |
2000–2001 | El Paso Patriots | 26 | (0) |
2001 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 0 | (0) |
Total | 341 | (13) | |
National team | |||
1988–1993 | Bulgaria | 17 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2010 | Lokomotiv Sofia (Assistant) | ||
2010 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
2014–2015 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
2017 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Playing career
Born in Sofia, Dimitar Vasev played in his career for Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Chinese Shanghai Shenhua and Chivas El Paso Patriots.[3]
Lokomotiv Sofia
After being an assistant manager in his youth club Lokomotiv Sofia, on 31 May 2010 he was appointed as head manager of the team after leaving of Dragan Okuka,[4] but was released from the club on 22 November 2010.
On 7 April 2014 he was appointed as a manager for a second time taking the charge from Stefan Genov.[5] He was chosen by the Association of Professional Footballers in Bulgaria for best manager of season 2014-15 after qualifying the team on 3rd place in A Group, but the team failed to gain license and later was dissolved. [6]
Septemvri Sofia
On 8 June 2017 Vasev was announced as the new manager of Septemvri Sofia with Hristo Arangelov, the caretaker manager after Nikolay Mitov's tenure, as his first assistant.[7] He was released from the club on 23 August 2017 for bad results, stepping down from the position in favor of Nikolay Mitov.[8]
Managerial statistics
- As of 23 August 2017
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | |||
Lokomotiv Sofia | 1 July 2010 | 25 November 2010 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 58.33 | 25 | 12 | +13 |
8 April 2014 | 1 July 2015 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 54.76 | 60 | 40 | +20 | |
Septemvri Sofia | 8 June 2017 | 23 August 2017 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
Total | 59 | 31 | 8 | 20 | 52.54 | 76 | 58 | +28 |
Honours
As a manager
Best manager for the 2014/2015 A PFG season - chosen by the Association of Professional Footballers in Bulgaria[6]
Personal life
His son Daniel is also a footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Sofia.
References
- "Димитър Васев ще води Локо (Сф) за в бъдеще". footballbulgaria.gol.bg. Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- "Vasev in at Lokomotiv Sofia". uefa.com. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- Dimitar Vasev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Николай Гигов махна главата на Драгомир Окука www.gong.bg, 25 април 2010 г.
- Димитър Васев смени Стефан Генов като старши треньор на Локомотив lokosf.info, 22 април 2014 г.
- "Гигов си взе автобуса от Локо (Сф), возилото е собственост на оръжейния бос". topsport.bg. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- "Димитър Васев ще води Септември в Първа професионална лига" (in Bulgarian). fcseptemvri.com. 8 June 2017.
- Николай Митов се завърна начело на Септември