Stanislav Genchev
Stanislav Genchev (Bulgarian: Станислав Генчев; born 20 March 1981) is a Bulgarian former footballer.[1] He played much of his career in a centre midfielder role; after his arrival at Vaslui, he has been used on every position.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dryanovo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | Levski Sofia | 57 | (6) |
| 2000 | → Spartak Varna (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | → Velbazhd (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | → Cherno More (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Litex Lovech | 79 | (8) |
| 2008–2011 | Vaslui | 82 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 55 | (9) |
| 2013 | Litex Lovech | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | AEL Limassol | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Slavia Sofia | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Montana | 28 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 27 | (2) |
| Total | 425 | (42) | |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2010 | Bulgaria | 7 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | ||
| 2018–2019 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Ludogorets Razgrad (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Ludogorets Razgrad (interim) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
SC Vaslui
SC Vaslui signed Genchev as a free player, on 14 June 2008.[2] Genchev signed a three-year contract. He scored in his first game for SC Vaslui, in a 2–1 defeat against Neftchi Baku, scoring with a 25 metres shot. He played as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right midfielder, central defender and as a right defender, having some great performances. On 4 August, against Omonia Nicosia, he played for 10 minutes, as a goalkeeper, after Kuciak was sent off.
Ludogorets Razgrad
Genchev featured regularly for Ludogorets and was an important player for the team during the 2011/2012 season. On 18 November 2012, he scored a brace against Levski Sofia to help his team to a 2–1 win and enable it to reclaim the top spot in the A PFG table.[3]
On 2 June 2017, Genchev announced his official retirement as player.[4]
International career
In March 2008, the Bulgarian national coach Plamen Markov called up Stanislav Genchev to Bulgaria national football team for a friendly match with Finland. On 26 March 2008, Genchev made his debut for Bulgaria. He played for 25 minutes and scored the winning goal in the 90th minute. The result of the match was 2–1 in favour of Bulgaria.[5] Genchev's last call-up to the national team was in October 2011 (under caretaker manager Mihail Madanski) for a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | 1998–99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999–00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Spartak Varna | 1999–00 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Velbazhd | 2000–01 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| Total | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2001–02 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 57 | 6 | |
| Cherno More | 2003–04 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | |
| Total | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2004–05 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Litex Lovech | 2005–06 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 2006–07 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 6 | |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3 | |
| Total | 79 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 107 | 11 | |
| SC Vaslui | 2008–09 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 97 | 8 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011–12 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Total | 55 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 10 | |
| Litex Lovech | 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 2014–15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Montana | 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Etar | 2016–17 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| Total | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Career total | 425 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 514 | 52 | |
International goal
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2008 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |  Finland | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian A Football Group: 2001–02
- Bulgarian Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
Ludogorets Razgrad
- Bulgarian A Football Group: 2011–12, 2012–13
- Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12
Litex Lovech
Etar
FC Vaslui
Individual
- FC Vaslui Player of the Season: 2008–09
References
- "Етър с нов шеф, бивш национал зае треньорския пост" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 8 January 2017.
- "Stanislav Genchev Profile". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- "Лудогорец" задържа палача на "Левски", договорът на Станислав Генчев ще бъде удължен" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- "Станислав Генчев слага край на кариерата си" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 2 June 2017.
- "Драпаме за 2:1 с Финландия. Ветеранът Литманен вкара от дузпа, Лазаров и Генчев носят победата след почивката". 7sport.net. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2015.