Yasen Petrov is a Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n former football player and the current football manager

Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...

. His nickname is Gianini.

Career

Born in Plovdiv

Plovdiv

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...

, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, Petrov played for the PFC Botev Plovdiv

PFC Botev Plovdiv

PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....

, PFC Levski Sofia

PFC Levski Sofia

"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

, PFC Slavia Sofia

PFC Slavia Sofia

PFC Slavia Sofia is a Bulgarian football club founded on 10 April 1913 in Sofia. Slavia's ground is Slavia Stadium with a capacity of 15,992. The team's colours are white and black....

 and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia

PFC Lokomotiv Sofia

PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. It was founded on September 2, 1929 by a group of railway workers under the name Railway Sports Club . The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv...

. He also played for the Bulgaria national team

Bulgaria national football team

The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

Manager

He has managed PFC Lokomotiv Sofia

PFC Lokomotiv Sofia

PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. It was founded on September 2, 1929 by a group of railway workers under the name Railway Sports Club . The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv...

, PFC Botev Plovdiv

PFC Botev Plovdiv

PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....

, and PFC Cherno More Varna

PFC Cherno More Varna

PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....

. His most famous achievement as a coach is his debut for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, beating his old team and eternal city rivals Botev Plovdiv with 4–0.

Levski Sofia

On 20 May 2010, Yasen Petrov was presented as a new head coach of Levski Sofia

PFC Levski Sofia

"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

. He started great after a win in the Eternal Derby

The Eternal Derby

The Eternal Derby of Bulgarian Football or simply The Eternal Derby is the name of the local derby football match between the two most popular and successful football clubs in Sofia and Bulgaria - PFC Levski Sofia and PFC CSKA Sofia...

. Then after series of good matches, Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League after eliminating Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

, Kalmar FF

Kalmar FF

Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....

 and AIK Fotboll

AIK Fotboll

AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...

. Levski was drawn in Group C, facing Gent, Lille

Lille OSC

LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...

 and Sporting CP. At the end of the season, Levski Sofia finished 2nd and Petrov was released from the club.

Awards

• As a player
  • Bulgarian Cup
    Bulgarian Cup
    The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
    
     (2): 1992, 1995
    1995 Bulgarian Cup Final
    The 1995 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on May 27, 1995 and was contested between the sides of Lokomotiv Sofia and Botev Plovdiv. The match was won by Lokomotiv Sofia.-Match details:...
    
    

• As a manager

Cherno More Varna:

• Bulgarian Cup
  Bulgarian Cup
  The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
  
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  • (Runner-up): 2006
    2006 Bulgarian Cup Final
    The 2006 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 83rd final of the Bulgarian Cup. The match took place on 25 May 2006 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The match was contested by CSKA Sofia, who beat Naftex Burgas 4–1 in their semi-final, and Cherno More Varna who beat Volov Shumen 2–1 after extra...