Yasen Petrov
Yasen Petrov Petrov (Bulgarian: Ясен Петров Петров; born 23 June 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player. His nickname is Giannini from Plovdiv.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yasen Petrov | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bulgaria (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Botev Plovdiv | 27 | (11) |
| 1991–1992 | Levski Sofia | 26 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | Botev Plovdiv | 37 | (10) |
| 1994–1997 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 58 | (12) |
| 1997 | Wuhan Yaqi | 11 | (3) |
| 1998 | Jiangsu Sainty | 14 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 16 | (0) |
| 1999 | Alki Larnaca | 12 | (4) |
| 2000 | Slavia Sofia | 11 | (0) |
| 2000 | SV Meppen | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | Chengdu Wuniu | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 305 | (73) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2004 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| 2004–2006 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cherno More Varna | ||
| 2007–2008 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 2008 | Naftex Burgas | ||
| 2010–2011 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2012 | Levski Sofia (scout) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Levski Sofia (academy director) | ||
| 2013 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 2014–2016 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang | ||
| 2017 | Beijing Enterprises | ||
| 2017 | Henan Jianye | ||
| 2018–2019 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang | ||
| 2021– | Bulgaria | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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 with 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.
Awards
- As a player
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 1992, 1995
- As a manager
- Bulgarian Cup:
- (Runner-up): 2006
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C.:
- China League One:
- (Runner-up): 2014
References
- Tunisia 3–0 Bulgaria 10–01–93 at rsssf
- "Petrov placed in charge at Levski". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2010-05-20.