Yasen_Petrov
Yasen Petrov
Bulgarian footballer
Yasen Petrov Petrov (Bulgarian: Ясен Петров Петров; born 23 June 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player. His nickname is Giannini from Plovdiv.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yasen Petrov | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-06-23) 23 June 1968 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Botev Plovdiv | 27 | (11) |
| 1991–1992 | Levski Sofia | 26 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | Botev Plovdiv | 37 | (10) |
| 1994–1997 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 58 | (12) |
| 1997 | Wuhan Yaqi | 11 | (3) |
| 1998 | Jiangsu Sainty | 14 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 16 | (0) |
| 1999 | Alki Larnaca | 12 | (4) |
| 2000 | Slavia Sofia | 11 | (0) |
| 2000 | SV Meppen | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | Chengdu Wuniu | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 305 | (73) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| 2004–2006 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cherno More Varna | ||
| 2007–2008 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 2008 | Naftex Burgas | ||
| 2010–2011 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2012 | Levski Sofia (scout) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Levski Sofia (academy director) | ||
| 2013 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 2014–2016 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang | ||
| 2017 | Beijing Enterprises | ||
| 2017 | Henan Jianye | ||
| 2018–2019 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang | ||
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria | ||
| 2023– | Qingdao Hainiu | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Petrov played for the PFC Botev Plovdiv, PFC Levski Sofia, PFC Slavia Sofia and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia. He also played for the Bulgaria national team.[1]
He has managed PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, PFC Botev Plovdiv, and PFC Cherno More Varna. His most famous achievement as a coach is his debut for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, beating his old team and eternal city rivals Botev Plovdiv 4–0.
Levski Sofia
On 20 May 2010, Yasen Petrov was presented as a new head coach of Levski Sofia.[2] He started great after a win in the Eternal Derby. Then after series of good matches, Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League after eliminating Dundalk F.C., Kalmar FF and AIK Fotboll. Levski was drawn in Group C, facing Gent, Lille and Sporting CP. At the end of the season, Levski Sofia finished 2nd and Petrov was released from the club.
Managing career abroad
Petrov has also worked as manager of teams in China.
Bulgaria
In January 2021, Petrov was appointed as manager of Bulgaria.[3] His first match in charge of the team was a March 2021 World Cup qualifier against Switzerland, which Bulgaria lost by a score of 1:3.[4] On 5 June 2022, Petrov resigned after a 2:5 loss against Georgia in a Nations League match.[5]
- As a player
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 1992, 1995
- As a manager
- Bulgarian Cup:
- (Runner-up): 2006
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C.:
- China League One:
- (Runner-up): 2014
- As of Match played 5 June 2022
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Bulgaria | 2021 | 2022 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 017.65 |
- "Petrov placed in charge at Levski". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- "Официално: Ясен Петров е новият национален селекционер на България!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "Цифрите на България при Ясен Петров" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- Kichukov, Simeon (5 June 2022). "Футболните национали загубиха тежко от Грузия, Ясен Петров подаде оставка" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 9 June 2022.