Dimitar Petrov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Димитър Петров Димитров; born 9 June 1959), nicknamed Héro, is a Bulgarian professional football manager, who currently leads Spartak Varna.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitar Petrov Dimitrov | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Varna (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Chernomorets Burgas | 14 | (0) |
| 1981–1985 | Akademik Sofia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Neftochimic Burgas | ||
| 1997–1998 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 1998–1999 | Bulgaria | ||
| 1999–2000 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2000 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2000–2001 | Velbazhd Kyustendil | ||
| 2001–2003 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 2003–2004 | Naftex Burgas | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 2006–2008 | Chernomorets Burgas | ||
| 2009 | Amkar Perm | ||
| 2009–2011 | Al-Qadisiya | ||
| 2011–2014 | Chernomorets Burgas | ||
| 2014 | Botev Plovdiv (director of football) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Irtysh Pavlodar | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| 2018–2019 | Irtysh Pavlodar | ||
| 2019–2021 | Beroe | ||
| 2021 | Arda Kardzhali | ||
| 2023 | Spartak Varna | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dimitrov represented hometown club Chernomorets Burgas as well Akademik Sofia before a serious injury forced his early retirement.[1]
He has managed Neftochimic Burgas,[1] Litex Lovech, the Bulgaria national team,[2] Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Chernomorets Burgas, Amkar Perm, Al-Qadisiya, and Irtysh Pavlodar.[3][4] Dimitrov is known for his fiery temper and animated manner of coaching.[5] His son, Viktor Dimitrov, has worked as assistant manager.[6]
Honours
Coach
- Neftochimic Burgas
- Bulgarian A Football Group: Runner-up 1995–96
- Cup of PFL Winner: 1996, 1997
- Litex Lovech
- Levski Sofia
- Ludogorets
Career statistics
- As of 21 April 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Neftochimic Burgas | 1 July 1994 | 30 June 1997 | 123 | 68 | 23 | 32 | 55.28 | |
| Litex Lovech | 1 July 1997 | 13 September 1998 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 70.00 | |
| Bulgaria | 13 September 1998 | 31 December 1999 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27.27 | |
| Lovech | 1 July 1999 | 31 December 1999 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 50.00 | |
| Levski Sofia | 1 January 2000 | 30 June 2000 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 76.67 | |
| Velbazhd | 1 July 2000 | 30 June 2001 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 67.86 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1 July 2001 | 30 June 2003 | 62 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 54.84 | |
| Naftex Burgas | 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2004 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30.00 | |
| Al-Nassr | 1 July 2004 | 30 June 2005 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31.82 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 1 July 2006 | 14 December 2008 | 71 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 50.70 | |
| Amkar Perm | 14 December 2008 | 1 September 2009 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20.00 | |
| Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar | 19 December 2009 | 30 May 2011 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 21.05 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 30 May 2011 | 15 May 2014 | 98 | 44 | 19 | 35 | 44.90 | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 1 June 2015 | 9 August 2017 | 76 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 43.42 | |
| Ludogorets | 10 August 2017 | 6 June 2018 | 45 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 64.44 | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 8 July 2018 | 28 April 2019 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 35.71 | |
| Beroe | 24 October 2019 | 21 April 2021 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 45.65 | |
| Total | 788 | 384 | 166 | 238 | 48.73 | |||
References
External links
- Dimitar Dimitrov at FootballDatabase.eu