Krum Milev

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Krum Milev

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1915|6|11}}

| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2000|4|19|1915|6|11}}

| death_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| height =

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1929–1932

| youthclubs1 = Luben Karavelov

| years1 = 1932–1935

| clubs1 = Botev Sofia

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1935–1939

| clubs2 = Slavia Sofia

| caps2 = 44

| goals2 = 26

| years3 = 1939–1948

| clubs3 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| caps3 = 107

| goals3 = 48

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1937–1948

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = 1948–1964

| managerclubs1 = CSKA Sofia

| manageryears2 = 1954–1960

| managerclubs2 = Bulgaria

| manageryears3 = 1966–1968

| managerclubs3 = Beroe Stara Zagora

| manageryears4 = 1968–1969

| managerclubs4 = Beşiktaş

}}

Krum Milev ({{langx|bg|Крум Милев}}) was a Bulgarian football player and manager. He is often considered as the most successful Bulgarian coach.

He played for Botev Sofia, Slavia Sofia{{cite web |url=http://www.pfcslavia.com/en/history.htm |title=PFC Slavia Sofia |website=www.pfcslavia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702132620/http://www.pfcslavia.com/en/history.htm |archive-date=2007-07-02}} and Lokomotiv Sofia. He obtained 18 caps with Bulgaria.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14005|title=Krum Milev, international footballer}}

He was the topscorer of the Bulgarian National Football Division 1937-38.

He managed CSKA Sofia, winning the Bulgarian league 11 times with them,{{Cite web|title=The History of CSKA Sofia - The Best Football Team in Bulgaria!|url=http://www.cska.net/History_CSKA_Sofia_The_Best_Football_Team_in_Bulgaria|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406011626/http://www.cska.net/History_CSKA_Sofia_The_Best_Football_Team_in_Bulgaria|archive-date=2009-04-06|access-date=2009-09-13}} Bulgaria, Beroe Stara Zagora{{Cite web|url=http://beroe.eu/beroe/?pid=6|title = Beroe Online - Берое (Стара Загора)}} and Beşiktaş.

Milev holds the record for the longest serving manager (of a single club) in Bulgarian football, having been in charge of CSKA Sofia for 16 years.{{cite web | url = http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2008/05/24/the_day/d5045_2.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181204195103/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2008/05/24/the_day/d5045_2.htm| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 4 December 2018| title = Рекордьорът у нас е Крум Милев, в света - Ги Ру| language = bg |publisher = 7sport.net| date=24 May 2008|access-date = 9 October 2015}}