Nikolay Mitov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nikolay Mitov

| image = Nikolay Mitov.jpg

| upright = 0.9

| full_name = Nikolay Angelov Mitov

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Smolyan, Bulgaria

| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1990–1992 | clubs1 = Hebar Pazardzhik | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1992–1993 | clubs2 = Levski Sofia | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1993–1995 | clubs3 = Akademik Sofia | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1995–1998 | clubs4 = 1. FC Magdeburg | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1998–2000 | clubs5 = Minyor Pernik | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2000–2001 | clubs6 = Holstein Kiel | caps6 = | goals6 =

| manageryears1 = 2013 | managerclubs1 = Levski Sofia

| manageryears2 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs2 = Montana

| manageryears3 = 2015 | managerclubs3 = Septemvri Sofia

| manageryears4 = 2016 | managerclubs4 = Pirin Razlog

| manageryears5 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs5 = Septemvri Sofia

| manageryears6 = 2017 | managerclubs6 = Levski Sofia

| manageryears7 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs7 = Septemvri Sofia

| manageryears8 = 2018–2022 | managerclubs8 = Hebar Pazardzhik

| manageryears9 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs9 = Montana

| manageryears10 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs10 = Septemvri Sofia

}}

Nikolay Angelov Mitov (born 18 March 1972) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Mitov has played for Bulgarian teams Hebar Pazardzhik, Minyor Pernik and Levski Sofia and German teams 1. FC Magdeburg and Holstein Kiel.{{cite web|publisher=Sportal.bg|title=Nikolay Mitov Facts|url=http://www.sportal.bg/statistics_manager_details.php?champ=1&team=6&season=88}} With Levski he played in seven matches and has scored one goal.{{cite web|publisher=levskisofia.info|title=Nikolay Mitov in Levski|url=http://levskisofia.info/player/nikolay-mitov/}}

Managerial career

From 12 April 2013 he is the coach of Levski Sofia after replacing Ilian Iliev.{{cite web|publisher=BNT.bg|title=Nikolay Mitov is the new coach of Levski|url=http://bnt.bg/bg/sport/view/99048/nikolaj_mitov_e_novijat_starshi_trenior_na_levski}} Before that he was assistant-manager in the team. Under his managerial tenure, "Levski" secured crucial victories against major rivals CSKA Sofia and Ludogorets Razgrad, but the team failed to win the A PFG title after being held to a 1:1 draw with Slavia Sofia in the last round of the league. Mitov parted ways with the "blues" on 12 July 2013, following the team's elimination by Kazakh club Irtysh Pavlodar in the UEFA Europa League.{{cite web|publisher=topsport.bg|title=Митов вече не е треньор на "Левски", сърби се натискат за поста|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1520565443|date=12 July 2013|access-date=25 August 2013}}

In early December 2013, Mitov was announced as the new manager of PFC Montana in the B PFG on a contract until 30 June 2014.{{cite news |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_212631218|title=Митов: Монтана ще се завърне в "А" група, няма да живуркам, а ще работя професионално|access-date=9 December 2013 |date=3 December 2013 |language=bg |publisher=topsport.bg}} He was released from his duties in May 2014 after being unable to secure the team's promotion to the A PFG.{{cite news |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_50410787|title=Феро измести Жадното от Монтана, Николай Митов бе уволнен|access-date=29 October 2014 |date=3 May 2014 |language=bg |publisher=topsport.bg}} Mitov was appointed as manager of Botev Plovdiv on 30 August 2016, but decided to resign a few hours later due to a hostile reception from the fans.{{cite news |url=http://plovdivnews.net/sport/botev/33460-ekskluzivno-nikolai-mitov-napusna-botev-snimki|title=ЕКСКЛУЗИВНО: Николай Митов напусна тренировката на Ботев! (СНИМКИ)|access-date=1 September 2016 |date=30 August 2016 |language=bg |publisher=plovdivnews.net}}

On 2 March 2017, he was appointed as manager of Levski Sofia, replacing Elin Topuzakov.{{cite web | title = На вниманието на "Синята" общественост | url = https://levski.bg/news/details/175986 | publisher = levski.bg | date = 2 March 2017 | language = bg}} After five months of stay, PFC Levski and Nikolay Mitov decided to split by mutual agreement due to poor results.{{cite web | title = Промени в треньорския щаб на клуба | url = https://levski.bg/news/details/176263%22%22 | publisher = levski.bg | date = 4 August 2017 | language = bg}} The club thanked the coach for all his work as head of the team and for his responsibility to carry out his duties despite the poor performance of the team. Mr. Mitov received the possibility of one-month specialization in Spain.

Instead he returned in charge of Septemvri Sofia after the bad start of the team under Dimitar Vasev's tenure.[http://fcseptemvri.com/news/121-mitov-septemvri Николай Митов се завърна начело на Септември] In June 2023, Mitov was once again appointed as manager of Montana.{{cite web|url=https://pfcmontana.bg/nikolay-mitov-e-noviat-trenyor-na-montana/|title=Николай Митов е новият треньор на Монтана|publisher=pfcmontana.bg|first=|last=|language=Bulgarian|date=1 June 2023|access-date=30 January 2024}}