Veselin Branimirov
Veselin Branimirov Atanasov (Bulgarian: Веселин Бранимиров Атанасов; born 25 August 1975 in Varna) is a Bulgarian football coach and a former defender who is currently manager.[1] He has 3 caps at international level for the Bulgarian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Veselin Branimirov Atanasov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Cherno More | 42 | (1) |
| 1995–2005 | Neftochimic | 201 | (1) |
| 2005 | Tobol | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Neftochimic | 16 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Levski Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Tosno (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Ludogorets (youth coach) | ||
| 2015 | Ludogorets II | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pomorie | ||
| 2018–2019 | Riga FC (assistant) | ||
| 2019-present | FC Zorya Luhansk (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
In his club career, Veselin Branimirov played for Cherno More Varna (1994–95), Neftochimic Burgas (1995-05 and 2006) and Kazakhstani side Tobol (2005). In January 2007, at the age of 31, he retired from football because of a waist injury.
Coaching career
On 27 September 2017, Branimirov was appointed as manager of Second League club Pomorie.[2] Between 5 July 2018 and 5 February 2019 he was senior assistant coach of Viktor Skrypnyk in Latvian side Riga FC and won a double - champion of Latvian Higher League and a Latvian Cup winner for 2018 - first time in the history of the club. On 3 June 2019 he followed Skrypnyk on his new appointment with Ukrainian FC Zorya Luhansk. They finished third in 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Managerial statistics
- As of 6 December 2015
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | |||
 Ludogorets Razgrad II |
1 July 2015 | 8 December 2015 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29.41 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29.41 | 22 | 26 | -4 | ||
References
- "Veselin Branimirov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- "ОФК "Поморие" с нов треньор" (in Bulgarian). ofc.pomorie.bg. 27 September 2017.
External links
- Veselin Branimirov at National-Football-Teams.com