Yasen Petrov Petrov (; born 23 June 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player and current manager. 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.Tunisia 3–0 Bulgaria 10–01–93 at rsssf
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. 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. 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. On 5 June 2022, Petrov resigned after a 2:5 loss against Georgia in a Nations League match.
Awards As a player Bulgarian Cup (2): 1992, 1995 As a manager Cherno More Varna: Bulgarian Cup: (Runner-up): 2006 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C.: China League One: (Runner-up): 2014
Managerial Statistics
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %GFGAGDLokomotiv Sofia1 November 200215 August 20043649-13Botev Plovdiv30 August 200427 November 20051022-12Cherno More Varna13 March 200630 June 2007534211Lokomotiv Plodiv24 September 200714 March 20081899Levski Sofia1 July 201028 May 2011954451Levski Sofia7 April 201230 May 201224717Botev Vratsa1 July 201323 September 2013880Shijiazhuang Ever Bright12 December 201314 July 201680791Beijing Enterprises30 December 201623 April 2017416-12Henan Jianye13 June 201728 September 20171822-4Shijiazhuang Ever Bright8 September 201819 July 2019543915Bulgaria14 January 20215 June 20221731-14Qingdao Hainiu25 December 202317 January 20253360-27Dobrudzha4 January 2026Present30+3Total453428+25
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