Veselin Branimirov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Veselin Branimirov Atanasov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Cherno More | 42 | (1) |
| 1995–2005 | Neftochimic | 201 | (1) |
| 2005 | Tobol | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Neftochimic | 16 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Levski Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Tosno (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad (youth coach) | ||
| 2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pomorie | ||
| 2018–2019 | Riga (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | Zorya Luhansk (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Veselin Branimirov Atanasov (Bulgarian: Веселин Бранимиров Атанасов; born 25 August 1975 in Varna) is a Bulgarian football coach and a former defender who is currently manager.[1] He has 3 caps at international level for the Bulgarian national team.
Career[]
In his club career, Veselin Branimirov played for Cherno More Varna (1994–95), Neftochimic Burgas (1995-05 and 2006) and Kazakhstani side Tobol (2005). In January 2007, at the age of 31, he retired from football because of a waist injury.
Coaching career[]
On 27 September 2017, Branimirov was appointed as manager of Second League club Pomorie.[2] Between 5 July 2018 and 5 February 2019 he was senior assistant coach of Viktor Skrypnyk in Latvian side Riga FC and won a double - champion of Latvian Higher League and a Latvian Cup winner for 2018 - first time in the history of the club. On 3 June 2019 he followed Skrypnyk on his new appointment with Ukrainian FC Zorya Luhansk. They finished third in 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Managerial statistics[]
- As of 6 December 2015
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | |||
 Ludogorets Razgrad II
|
1 July 2015 | 8 December 2015 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29.41 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29.41 | 22 | 26 | -4 | ||
Club Playing Honours[]
- A PFG: runner-up 1996–97
- Bulgarian Cup: runner-up 2000
References[]
- ^ "Veselin Branimirov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "ОФК "Поморие" с нов треньор" (in Bulgarian). ofc.pomorie.bg. 27 September 2017.
External links[]
- Veselin Branimirov at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria under-21 international footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- PFC Cherno More Varna players
- Neftochimic Burgas players
- FC Tobol players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- Association football defenders
- Bulgarian football managers