Velislav Vutsov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Velislav Ivanov Vutsov | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yantra Gabrovo (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1986 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 1988 | Spartak Varna | 8 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Slavia Sofia | 24 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Yantra Gabrovo | 16 | (0) |
| 1991 | Minyor Pernik | 7 | (0) |
| 1992 | Real Avilés | 7 | (0) |
| 1992 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 1993 | Spartak Varna | 19 | (4) |
| 1994 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Akademik Sofia | ||
| 1995 | St. Pölten | 8 | (1) |
| 1996 | Cherno More | 17 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Avtotreid Aksakovo | ||
| 1997–1998 | Cherno More | 24 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Spartak Varna | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Spartak Varna | ||
| 2000–2002 | Spartak Pleven | ||
| 2002–2004 | Cherno More | ||
| 2004–2005 | Marek Dupnitsa | ||
| 2006–2008 | Kaliakra Kavarna | ||
| 2008 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2009–2010 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 2014 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2023–2024 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Velislav Ivanov Vutsov (Bulgarian: Велислав Иванов Вуцов) (born 19 July 1967) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He is also the son of former footballer Ivan Vutsov.[1]
Career
[edit]Throughout his career, he has been the manager of the following football teams: Spartak Pleven,[1] Spartak Varna, Yantra Gabrovo, Cherno More Varna,[2] Marek Dupnitsa,[3] Kaliakra Kavarna and Levski Sofia. On 8 May 2008 he was assigned as the new manager of PFC Levski Sofia, seeing his "dream posting" occur,[4] only to be fired after 2 official matches on 13 August 2008, after Levski Sofia's 0–1 home loss in Champions League qualifying to BATE Borisov.[4][5]
On 8 March 2009, he began work as a sports commentator on the "Sports Mania" show alongside Krum Savov.[6]
In late November 2012, he was appointed as the head coach of Slavia Sofia, replacing Martin Kushev. Vutsov was dismissed in June 2013.
Personal life
[edit]He and his wife Svetlana have three sons - Ivan, Petar,[7] and Svetoslav,[8] with the latter two also playing professional football. Vutsov is a graduate of the National Sports Academy and has a degree in sports journalism.[6]
Manager
[edit]| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | F | A | Goal +/- | |||
| Levski Sofia | May 2008 | August 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
- As of 17 May 2009, includes all official matches – Bulgarian League, Bulgarian Cup (+ overtime) and international tournament games.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vutsov stays on at Pleven". UEFA. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Cherno More add goalkeeper". UEFA. 31 July 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Sofia sides soar to the summit". UEFA. 16 September 2004. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ a b Hughes, Rob (14 August 2008). "Soccer: At a vulnerable time, European clubs in key qualifiers". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Levski Sofia coach resigns after BATE defeat". ESPNsoccernet. Reuters. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Велислав Вуцов бе онлайн гост на Топспорт.бг". topsport.bg. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Звездният ни рожденик: Вили Вуцов на 50". dnes.bg. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Георги Петков ще продължи футболната си кариера". topsport.bg. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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