Sasho Angelov

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sasho Angelov

| fullname = Sasho Mihaylov Angelov

| height = {{height|m=1.77}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|06|15|df=yes}}

| position = Defender

| birth_place = Balgarsko Slivovo, Bulgaria

| currentclub = (manager)

| years1 = 1986–1993

| years2 = 1993–1996

| years3 = 1996

| years4 = 1996–1998

| years5 = 1998

| years6 = 1999

| years7 = 1999–2000

| years8 = 2000–2001

| years9 = 2002

| years10 = 2002

| clubs1 = Lokomotiv GO

| clubs2 = Botev Plovdiv

| clubs3 = CSKA Sofia

| clubs4 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| clubs5 = Dobrudzha Dobrich

| clubs6 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo

| clubs7 = Pietà Hotspurs

| clubs8 = Botev Plovdiv

| clubs9 = Flamurtari Vlorë

| clubs10 = Akademik Svishtov

| caps1 = 124 | goals1 = 9

| caps2 = 49 | goals2 = 1

| caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 1

| caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 1

| caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 361

| totalgoals = 20

| nationalyears1 = 1991–1995

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2006–2008

| manageryears2 = 2008

| manageryears3 = 2009–2011

| manageryears4 = 2012–2014

| manageryears5 = 2014–2016

| manageryears6 = 2016

| manageryears7 = 2016–2019

| manageryears8 = 2021–2022

| manageryears9 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs1 = Chumerna Elena

| managerclubs2 = Etar 1924

| managerclubs3 = Botev Vratsa

| managerclubs4 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo

| managerclubs5 = Lokomotiv GO

| managerclubs6 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo

| managerclubs7 = Botev Vratsa

| managerclubs8 = Yantra Gabrovo

| managerclubs9 = Dobrudzha Dobrich

}}

Sasho Mihaylov Angelov ({{langx|bg|Сашо Михайлов Ангелов}}; born 15 June 1969) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. Angelov played as a defender.

On the club level, Angelov played for Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Botev Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Dobrudzha Dobrich, Etar Veliko Tarnovo, Maltese Pietà Hotspurs and Albanian Flamurtari Vlorë. He finished out his career at the age of 33 years, playing for Akademik Svishtov in 2002.

During his playing career, he was capped eleven times for the Bulgarian national team.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

Coaching career

On 29 June 2009, Sasho Angelov had been appointed as a manager of Botev Vratsa to replace Emil Marinov.{{cite web|url=http://football24.bg/novina/20828-sasho-angelov-e-noviyat-trenyor-na-botev-vraca|publisher=football24.bg|title=Сашо Ангелов е новият треньор на Ботев (Враца)|language=Bulgarian|accessdate=2009-06-29}}

On 23 November 2016, Angelov returned as manager of Botev Vratsa, replacing Boyko Velichkov.{{cite web|title=Сашо Ангелов е новият треньор на Ботев (Враца)|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=635777|publisher=sportal.bg|date=23 November 2016|language=Bulgarian}}

Personal life

His step-son Valeri Bojinov, also a footballer, made a vast career as а Bulgarian international, playing in Italy, England, Portugal, Serbia, China, Switzerland, and Croatia.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

References

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