Stamen Belchev (Bulgarian: Стамен Белчев; born 7 May 1969) is a former Bulgarian footballer and football manager.
Career Manager career In March 2015, Belchev was appointed as manager of his hometown club Haskovo, succeeding Emil Velev. He was manager until the end of the season. Later, on July 13, 2015, he was announced as manager of Litex Lovech II, the reserve team of former Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech which competed in B Group, the second level of Bulgarian football.
On 27 November 2016, following the resignation of Edward Iordănescu, Belchev was appointed as interim manager of CSKA Sofia. On 3 January 2017 he was appointed as a permanent manager of the team, signing a contract until the end of the season.Официално: Стамен Белчев постоянен старши треньор на ЦСКА-София In early June 2017, it was announced that Belchev would remain as manager for the next season.
On 6 March 2019 Stamen Belchev was appointed as the new manager of Arda Kardzhali, after Stoev was signed with the Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad.АРДА с нов треньор After a successful period that culminated in the team's first ever promotion to the top flight of Bulgarian football, he parted ways with the club by mutual consent in April 2020. In June 2025 he was announced as the manager of Septemvri Sofia.
Managerial statistics
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %GFGAGDHaskovo 27 March 201530 June 2015518–13Litex Lovech II30 July 20151 February 20161830–12CSKA Sofia II30 July 201629 November 20162417+8CSKA Sofia29 November 20161 May 201811542+73Total162107+55
Honours 3rd place in the football manager of the year in Bulgaria ranking - 2017.
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