Ivan Venkov Kolev (; born 14 July 1957) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player.

Managerial career Indonesia Kolev coached several Indonesian clubs such as Persija Jakarta, Mitra Kukar, and Persipura Jayapura.

Indonesia national team Kolev was the coach of the Indonesia national team for the 2007 Asian Cup. Having won 2–1 against Bahrain in their opening Group D match, Indonesia were defeated 1–2 by Saudi Arabia, before losing again in the final group stage match against South Korea, 1–0.

Yangon United Between 2012 and 2013, Kolev coached Yangon United.Ivan Venkov Kolev's profile at footballtransfer.co.uk

Lokomotiv Sofia In June 2020, Kolev was announced as the manager of Lokomotiv Sofia on a one-year contract.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordIndonesia1 June 200731 December 2007Bulgaria U-211 January 200831 December 2009Sriwijaya1 July 201030 June 2011Slafia Sofia2 September 201430 November 2015Lokomotiv Gorna29 September 201630 April 2017PS TNI5 May 201721 September 2017Vereya1 July 201815 August 2018Persija7 January 20193 June 2019Lokomotiv Sofia27 May 202021 May 2022Slafia Sofia19 September 2023PresentCareer total

Honours Manager Indonesia AFF Championship runner-up: 2002

Myanmar AFF Championship fourth place: 2004

Sriwijaya Indonesian Community Shield: 2010 Inter Island Cup: 2010

Yangon United Myanmar National League: 2012, 2013

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