Pavel Panov

Pavel Panov
Personal information
Full name	Pavel Georgiev Panov
Date of birth	14 September 1950
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	18 February 2018 (aged 67)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1968	Septemvri Sofia
1968	Spartak Sofia
1969–1981	Levski Sofia
1981–1982	Aris
National team
1967–1969	Bulgaria U19
1970–1972	Bulgaria U23
1971–1979	Bulgaria
Teams managed
1986–1987	Levski Sofia
1988–1989	Haskovo
1989–1990	Levski Sofia
1990–1991	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
1992–1993	Septemvri Sofia
1992–1993	Bulgaria U21
1993–1995	Botev Plovdiv
1995–1999	Septemvri Sofia
2000	Lokomotiv Sofia
2006	Rodopa Smolyan
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pavel Georgiev Panov (Bulgarian: Павел Гeopгиeв Панов; 16 September 1950 – 18 February 2018) was a Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker.^[1]

Career[]

Panov started his career with Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968.

In 1969, he moved to Spartak Sofia. After the forceful union of Levski Sofia with Spartak in the late 1969 he became one of the best players in blue. In Levski he stayed twelve seasons, playing in 301 games and scoring 130 goals in the Championship. He played in forty-four games and scored thirteen goals for the Bulgarian National team^[2] with which he played in the World Cup tournament in 1974.

With 22 goals Panov is the Third highest all-time Bulgarian goalscorer in European club competitions, after Hristo Stoichkov and Dimitar Berbatov. Quarterfinalist for the Cup Winners' Cup in 1970 and 1977 and also for the UEFA Cup in 1976. One of the biggest Bulgarian players of the 1970s. Master of the free kicks. He also played for Aris FC^[3] before finishing his career in Haskovo. He coached Levski in 1986–1987 and again in 1989–1990. He also coached Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Bulgaria's national youth side, Botev Plovdiv, Septemvri, Lokomotiv Sofia. He was president of Levski's Sport-technical board.