Vladimir Manchev
Manchev in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-10-06) 6 October 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Hebar Pazardzhik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Spartak Pleven 4 (1)
1997–1998 Yantra Gabrovo 16 (3)
1998 Hebar Pazardzhik 21 (15)
1998–2002 CSKA Sofia 86 (41)
2002–2004 Lille 66 (20)
2004–2007 Levante 60 (13)
2007 Valladolid 17 (6)
2007–2008 Celta 10 (0)
2008 Valladolid 5 (0)
2008–2010 CSKA Sofia 9 (5)
2010–2012 Lokomotiv Sofia 13 (3)
Total 307 (107)
International career
2001–2007 Bulgaria 23 (1)
Managerial career
2015–2016 CSKA Sofia (assistant)
2016–2017 Neftochimic Burgas (assistant)
2018–2020 CSKA Sofia (scout)
2020–2022 Minyor Pernik (assistant)
2022 Hebar Pazardzhik (assistant)
2022–2023 Hebar Pazardzhik
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir Manchev (Bulgarian: Владимир Манчев; born 6 October 1977) is a former Bulgarian football player.[1]

Career

He has also played for Bulgarian teams of Spartak Pleven, Yantra and Hebar, French side Lille OSC[2] and Spanish teams Levante UD, Valladolid and Celta Vigo. He was the top goalscorer of the Bulgarian "A" Professional Football Group in 2001–2002 season with 21 goals netted for CSKA Sofia.[3] He won the Bulgarian Cup in 1999 with CSKA. In October 2008 Manchev again became part of the most successful Bulgarian club's squad.[4] In the last match for the autumn period of the 2008–09 season against Lokomotiv Mezdra he received an injury in his knee ligaments, which prevented him from playing football for about 9 months. He was expected to be back in play for the next season. On 30 August 2009, Manchev scored the third goal in the 4:0 home win against Lokomotiv Mezdra in his first game back from injury after coming on as a substitute for Rui Miguel. Manchev is a CSKA Sofia's fans' favourite. Although he was injured most of the season 2008–09, in which he played only 4 matches, he scored 4 goals and made a few assists, so on 16 June 2009 it was said that in the next few days he would sign a new contract, which would make him a CSKA player for the next two years. After all he signed a new one-year contract on 24 July 2009. In the summer 2010 Manchev was transferred to Akademik Sofia, but did not make any appearances in official matches for the team. In February 2012, Manchev signed a contract with Loko Sofia.[5] He scored two goals in his return debut to help his team to a 2:0 win over Loko Plovdiv on 5 March 2012.[6] In March 2015, Manchev was appointed as assistant manager of CSKA Sofia.[7] On 17 September 2016, Manchev became assistant manager of Neftochimic Burgas.[8] In June 2022, he joined the coaching staff of hometown club Hebar.[9] He served as the head coach between September 2022 and March 2023.[10]

International career

He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, which exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase.[11]

International goal

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[12][13]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2003 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 1–0 Exhibition game

Honours

CSKA Sofia

Managerial statistics

As of 26 February 2023
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
Hebar Pazardzhik 23 September 2022 Present 10 2 3 5 020.00 8 15 -7
Total 10 2 3 5 020.00 8 15 -7

References

  1. ^ "Vladimir Manchev Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ Vladimir Manchev – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. ^ "Манчев подписа с Леванте". Sportni.bg. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ^ Dobrev, Dobromir (23 October 2008). "Манчев дебютира срещу "Черноморец", нападателят подписа с ЦСКА до края на сезона". 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Локо Сф картотекира 18 нови". football24.bg. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Vladimir Manchev match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Официално: Галин Иванов е новият треньор на ЦСКА! Владо Манчев ще му бъде помощник". topsport.bg. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Христо Янев пое Нефтохимик" (in Bulgarian). neftochimic.com. 17 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Хебър обяви Пеа, Владо Манчев ще му помага" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Официално: Хебър уволни Владимир Манчев" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Euro 2004 Vladimir Manchev profile". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Vladimir Manchev – matches and goals for Bulgaria". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Футболният отбор на България победи Корея с 1:0 пред 40 000 зрители в Сеул". dnevnik.bg. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

External links

Bulgarian First League top scorers
Bulgaria squad – UEFA Euro 2004
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