Vladimir Ivanov (footballer, born 1973)

Vladimir Ivanov
Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Ivanov Ivanov
Date of birth	6 February 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Rilski Sportist (head coach)
Youth career
1983–1991	Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1996	Slavia Sofia
1997–1998	Levski Sofia
1998–1999	Borussia M'gladbach
2000–2001	Lokomotiv Sofia
2001–2002	Levski Sofia
2002–2006	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2006–2009	Slavia Sofia
Total
National team
2002–2004	Bulgaria
Teams managed
2015	Slavia Sofia (caretaker)
2016	Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2016–2017	Slavia Sofia
2017–2019	Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2019	Montana
2020–	Rilski Sportist
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Vladimir Ivanov (Bulgarian: Владимир Иванов; born 6 February 1973) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. He is also known as "Fugata" (Bulgarian: Фугата).^[1] On 3 November 2016, following the departure of Aleksandr Tarkhanov, Ivanov was appointed as permanent manager.^[2] However, following a streak of poor results, on 11 May 2017 he was demoted to assistant of the newly appointed manager Zlatomir Zagorčić.^[3]

In his playing career Ivanov played for Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and German Borussia Mönchengladbach.

He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase.

Managerial statistics[]

As of 11 May 2017

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Slavia Sofia	30 November 2015	31 December 2015	3	3	0	0	100.00	7	0	+7
Slavia Sofia	3 November 2016	11 May 2017	19	7	3	9	036.84	20	31	–11
Total			22	10	3	9	045.45	27	31	–4

References[]

^ "Славия" започва в понеделник, Фугата в щаба на руснака" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
^ "Официално: Славия с нов старши треньор" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 3 November 2016.
^ "Загорчич поема "белите"" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 11 May 2017.

External links[]

Vladimir Ivanov at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile at LevskiSofia.info

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[1] "Славия" започва в понеделник, Фугата в щаба на руснака" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[2] "Официално: Славия с нов старши треньор" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 3 November 2016.

[3] "Загорчич поема "белите"" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 11 May 2017.

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