Velislav Ivanov Vutsov (Bulgarian: Велислав Иванов Вуцов) (born 19 July 1967) is a Bulgarian football manager, currently in charge of Krumovgrad, and former footballer. He is also the son of former footballer Ivan Vutsov.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Velislav Ivanov Vutsov | ||
Date of birth | (1967-07-19) 19 July 1967 (age 55) | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Krumovgrad (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1977–1986 | Levski Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1987 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
1988 | Spartak Varna | 8 | (2) |
1989–1990 | Slavia Sofia | 24 | (4) |
1990–1991 | Yantra Gabrovo | 16 | (0) |
1991 | Minyor Pernik | 7 | (0) |
1992 | Real Avilés | 7 | (0) |
1992 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
1993 | Spartak Varna | 19 | (4) |
1994 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Akademik Sofia | ||
1995 | St. Pölten | 8 | (1) |
1996 | Cherno More | ||
1996–1997 | Avtotreid Aksakovo | ||
1997–1998 | Cherno More | ||
1998–1999 | Spartak Varna | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2000 | Spartak Varna | ||
2000–2002 | Spartak Pleven | ||
2002 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
2002–2004 | Cherno More | ||
2004–2005 | Marek Dupnitsa | ||
2006–2008 | Kaliakra Kavarna | ||
2008 | Levski Sofia | ||
2009–2010 | Slavia Sofia | ||
2012–2013 | Slavia Sofia | ||
2014 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
2018 | Tsarsko Selo | ||
2022– | Krumovgrad | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Throughout his career, he has been the manager of the following football teams: Spartak Pleven,[1] Spartak Varna, Yantra Gabrovo, Cherno More Varna,[2] Marek Dupnitsa,[3] Kaliakra Kavarna and Levski Sofia. On 8 May 2008 he was assigned as the new manager of PFC Levski Sofia, seeing his "dream posting" occur,[4] only to be fired after 2 official matches on 13 August 2008, after Levski Sofia's 0–1 home loss in Champions League qualifying to BATE Borisov.[4][5]
On 8 March 2009, he began work as a sports commentator on the "Sports Mania" show alongside Krum Savov.[6]
In late November 2012, he was appointed as the head coach of Slavia Sofia, replacing Martin Kushev. Vutsov was dismissed in June 2013.
He and his wife Svetlana have three sons - Ivan, Petar,[7] and Svetoslav,[8] who plays as a goalkeeper for Slavia Sofia. Vutsov is a graduate of the National Sports Academy and has a degree in sports journalism.[6]
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | F | A | Goal +/- | |||
Levski Sofia | May 2008 | August 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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