Stanislav Petrov Genchev (; born 20 March 1981) is a Bulgarian former footballer and current manager of Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv.
Club career
SC Vaslui
SC Vaslui signed Genchev as a free player, on 14 June 2008. Genchev signed a three-year contract. He scored in his first game for SC Vaslui, in a 2–1 defeat against Neftchi Baku, scoring with a 25 metres shot. He played as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right midfielder, central defender and as a right defender, having some great performances. On 4 August, against Omonia Nicosia, he played for 10 minutes, as a goalkeeper, after Kuciak was sent off.
Ludogorets Razgrad Genchev featured regularly for Ludogorets and was an important player for the team during the 2011/2012 season. On 18 November 2012, he scored a brace against Levski Sofia to help his team to a 2–1 win and enable it to reclaim the top spot in the A PFG table.
On 2 June 2017, Genchev announced his official retirement as player.
International career In March 2008, the Bulgarian national coach Plamen Markov called up Stanislav Genchev to Bulgaria national football team for a friendly match with Finland. On 26 March 2008, Genchev made his debut for Bulgaria. He played for 25 minutes and scored the winning goal in the 90th minute. The result of the match was 2–1 in favour of Bulgaria. Genchev's last call-up to the national team was in October 2011 (under caretaker manager Mihail Madanski) for a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales.
Managerial career In June 2023, Genchev was appointed as head coach of Botev Plovdiv. In August 2023, he was released from the team after a disappointing start to the season.
Playing statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLevski Sofia1998–99210000211999–2000101010302001–0220311502642002–0317181603122004–051713040241Total576132160868Spartak Varna (loan)1999–0014200—142Velbazhd Kyustendil (loan)2000–0126410—274Cherno More (loan)2003–0429431—325Litex Lovech2005–0627121903822006–0728540513562007–082424041333Total79810118210711SC Vaslui2008–0934331624362009–1021210302522010–112700020290Total82541112978Ludogorets Razgrad2011–1227641003172012–132831020313Total55951206210Litex Lovech2013–1450000050AEL Limassol2013–141000000100Slavia Sofia2014–1513110—141Montana2015–1628140—321Etar Veliko Tarnovo2016–1727210—282Career total4254242647451452
International Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 March 2008 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
Managerial statistics
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %GFGAGD Etar Veliko Tarnovo8 January 201730 June 20173739-2 Ludogorets Razgrad (interim) 9 September 2019 31 December 20193515+20 28 October 2020 3 January 20211621-59 October 2021 3 January 20223221+11 Lokomotiv Sofia25 May 20226 June 20235056-6 Botev Plovdiv8 June 202322 August 202339-6 Krumovgrad28 October 202331 May 20243226+6 Levski Sofia1 June 202416 December 20243814+24 Lokomotiv Sofia30 May 2025Present4544+1Total288245+43
Honours Levski Sofia Bulgarian A Football Group: 2001–02 Bulgarian Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgarian A Football Group: 2011–12, 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12
Litex Lovech Bulgarian Cup: 2007–08
Etar Bulgarian Second League: 2016–17
FC Vaslui UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008
Individual FC Vaslui Player of the Season: 2008–09
References
External links Profile at LevskiSofia.info