Vladimir Ivanov (footballer, born 1973)

Vladimir Ivanov (Bulgarian: Владимир Иванов; born 6 February 1973) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. He is also known as "Fugata" (Bulgarian: Фугата).[1] On 3 November 2016, following the departure of Aleksandr Tarkhanov, Ivanov was appointed as permanent manager.[2] However, following a streak of poor results, on 11 May 2017 he was demoted to assistant of the newly appointed manager Zlatomir Zagorčić.[3]

Vladimir Ivanov
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Ivanov Ivanov
Date of birth (1973-02-06) 6 February 1973
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Rilski Sportist (head coach)
Youth career
1983–1991 Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Slavia Sofia 85 (6)
1997–1998 Levski Sofia 41 (4)
1998–1999 Borussia M'gladbach 0 (0)
2000–2001 Lokomotiv Sofia 42 (3)
2001–2002 Levski Sofia 12 (0)
2002–2006 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 92 (2)
2006–2009 Slavia Sofia 73 (0)
Total 345 (15)
National team
2002–2004 Bulgaria 6 (0)
Teams managed
2015 Slavia Sofia (caretaker)
2016 Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2016–2017 Slavia Sofia
2017–2019 Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2019 Montana
2020– Rilski Sportist
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In his playing career Ivanov played for Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and German Borussia Mönchengladbach.

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

Managerial statistics
As of 11 May 2017
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
Slavia Sofia 30 November 2015 31 December 2015 3 3 0 0 100.00 7 0 +7
Slavia Sofia 3 November 2016 11 May 2017 19 7 3 9 036.84 20 31 –11
Total 22 10 3 9 045.45 27 31 –4

References
  1. "Славия" започва в понеделник, Фугата в щаба на руснака" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. "Официално: Славия с нов старши треньор" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 3 November 2016.
  3. "Загорчич поема "белите"" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 11 May 2017.


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