Stoycho Mladenov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Stoycho Mladenov

| image = Stoicho mladenov 2011.jpg

| image_size = 220

| full_name = Stoycho Dimitrov Mladenov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|4|12}}

| birth_place = Ploski, Bulgaria

| height = {{height|meters=1.78}}

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Dimitrovgrad

| years1 = 1975–1976 | clubs1 = Dimitrovgrad | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 1976–1979 | clubs2 = Beroe | caps2 = 81 | goals2 = 42

| years3 = 1980–1986 | clubs3 = CSKA Sofia | caps3 = 158 | goals3 = 80

| years4 = 1986–1989 | clubs4 = Belenenses | caps4 = 88 | goals4 = 30

| years5 = 1989–1991 | clubs5 = Vitória de Setúbal | caps5 = 63 | goals5 = 22

| years6 = 1991–1993 | clubs6 = Estoril Praia | caps6 = 39 | goals6 = 7

| years7 = 1993–1994 | clubs7 = Olhanense | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 465 | totalgoals = 187

| nationalyears1 = 1978–1988 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps1 = 59 | nationalgoals1 = 15

| manageryears1 = 1991–1993

| manageryears2 = 1993–1995

| manageryears3 = 1997

| manageryears4 = 2000–2002

| manageryears5 = 2002–2003

| manageryears6 = 2004

| manageryears7 = 2005

| manageryears8 = 2005

| manageryears9 = 2006

| manageryears10= 2007–2008

| manageryears11= 2008–2009

| manageryears12= 2009–2011

| manageryears13= 2012–2013

| manageryears14= 2013–2015

| manageryears15= 2015

| manageryears16= 2016

| manageryears17= 2017–2020

| manageryears18= 2021–2022

| managerclubs1 = Estoril

| managerclubs2 = Olhanense

| managerclubs3 = Belenenses

| managerclubs4 = Bulgaria

| managerclubs5 = CSKA Sofia

| managerclubs6 = Litex Lovech

| managerclubs7 = Kastoria

| managerclubs8 = Kallithea

| managerclubs9 = Veria

| managerclubs10= CSKA Sofia

| managerclubs11= Al-Ahli

| managerclubs12= ENPPI Club

| managerclubs13= CSKA Sofia

| managerclubs14= CSKA Sofia

| managerclubs15= El Ittihad Alexandria

| managerclubs16= Atyrau

| managerclubs17= Kaisar

| managerclubs18= CSKA Sofia

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Stoycho Dimitrov Mladenov ({{langx|bg|Стойчо Димитpoв Младенов}}; born 12 April 1957 in Ploski, Blagoevgrad Province) is a Bulgarian former football player and manager. He has 212 matches and 107 goals for CSKA. With the club he won the national title 6 times, 4 as a player and 2 as a coach.

Career

Mladenov started from small teams like Dimitrovgrad and gradually moved to bigger teams like CSKA Sofia. From there he went all around the world, however his best moments of winning were in Portugal and also with his National Team. His best years were spent as a striker for CSKA Sofia. He also served the club as a manager and head coach. Mladenov's nickname is "Liverpool's Executioner" in honor of his winning goals against the European champion Liverpool F.C. in UEFA European Champions Cup 1/4 finals in season 81/82. Mladenov's finest game as a player was on 17 March 1982, when he scored both of CSKA's goals as they beat Liverpool 2–0 in Sofia to knock the English giants out of the European Cup quarter-finals. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1983. He played also in Portugal in several clubs like V.Setúbal, GD Estoril-Praia, Olhanense, but was in C.F. Os Belenenses where he achieved one third place in Portuguese football league and won a Portuguese Cup beating Benfica in the final, after winning in the prior stages teams like FC Porto and Sporting CP. He was also responsible for the victory that Belenenses had over Barcelona in the UEFA Cup of 1988, when he stole the ball from Barcelona's defender Schuster and made a perfect assist for Mapuata's goal. Nowadays he trains the most successful Bulgarian team CSKA Sofia. Financial problems at his favourite club CSKA Sofia pushed him away after a series of compromises he had done during his time there. He was recently fired as manager of Al-Ettifaq FC after the team failed to win in 4 consecutive games. His son Alexandar Mladenov is a professional footballer. In 2000, he was officially appointed by the Bulgarian Football Union as head coach of Bulgaria. The team eventually finished in third place and was unable to qualify for 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was resigned from national team in 2002. In his initial stint at CSKA Sofia (between 2002 and 2003), Mladenov led the team to its first A PFG title in 6 years. In March 2012, he replaced Dimitar Penev as head coach of CSKA Sofia and led the team to a second-place finish during the 2011/2012 A PFG season.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

On 4 January 2013 Stoycho Mladenov was sacked by CSKA Sofia – he was at CSKA Sofia for the third time as manager of the club.{{Cite news|url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=146567|title=CSKA Sofia Fire Coach Mladenov|date=4 January 2013|website=Novinite.com|publisher=Sofia News Agency|access-date=10 July 2018}} On 16 July 2013 Stoycho Mladenov was reappointed by CSKA Sofia – this was his fourth time at CSKA Sofia.{{cite web|url=https://news.7msport.com/news/newsdata/20130717/90486.shtml|title=Soccer-Mladenov eager to restore winning mentality at CSKA Sofia|publisher=7M Sports|date=17 July 2013}} He resigned in March 2015 despite the successful season for the team, which was able to pose a challenge to Ludogorets Razgrad for the title. On 20 March 2015, Mladenov officially resigned as manager of CSKA Sofia once again.{{Cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-bulgaria-cska-ivanov-idUKL3N0WQ32G20150324|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151209112303/http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-bulgaria-cska-ivanov-idUKL3N0WQ32G20150324|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2015|title=Soccer-CSKA Sofia appoint Ivanov as temporary head coach|agency=Reuters Editorial|author=|access-date=10 July 2018|language=en-GB}}

In June 2016, Mladenov was appointed as manager of Atyrau.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Стойчо Младенов — главный тренер Атырау|trans-title=Stoycho Mladenov is the head coach of Atyrau|url=http://www.sports.kz/news/stoycho-mladenov-glavnyiy-trener-atyirau|website=sports.kz|publisher=Sports KZ|access-date=3 November 2016|language=ru|date=6 June 2016}}

On 21 November 2016, Mladenov was appointed as manager of FC Kaisar.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Главным тренером ФК "Кайсар" назначен Стойчо Младенов|trans-title=Stoycho Mladenov appointed head coach of FC "Kaysar"|url=http://fckaysar.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105:glavnym-trenerom-fk-kajsar-naznachen-stojcho-mladenov-2&catid=2&lang=ru&Itemid=101|website=fckaysar.kz|publisher=FC Kaisar|access-date=18 December 2016|language=ru|date=21 November 2016}}

On 26 July 2021, Mladenov was appointed as manager of CSKA Sofia. He resigned in April 2022.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

International career

Mladenov made 59 appearances for Bulgaria, between 1978 and 1988, and scored 15 goals.{{cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Bulgaria – Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bulg-recintlp.html|date=16 July 2009|website=RSSSF|access-date=3 September 2009}} He played in four matches for his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|54319|Stoytcho Mladenov}}

Personal life

His son Stoycho Mladenov Jr. is also a football player and manager.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Honours

=Player=

CSKA Sofia
Bulgarian League: 4 times – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Bulgarian Cup: 2 times – 1983, 1985
C.F. Os Belenenses
Portuguese Cup: 1 time – 1989

=Individual=

Bulgarian League Top Scorer: 1978 (with 21 goals)

=Coach=

CSKA Sofia
Bulgarian League: 2 times – 2003, 2008
Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)
Gulf Club Champions Cup: 1 times – 2008
FC Kaisar
Kazakhstan Cup (1): 2019

Best Bulgarian football coach – 2019{{cite web|author=Petkov, Georgi|website=topsport.bg|script-title=bg:Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов|trans-title=Dimitar Iliev is "Footballer of the Year", received his award personally from Berbatov|url=https://topsport.bg/bg-football/dimitar-iliev-e-futbolist-na-godinata-poluchi-nagradata-si-lichno-ot-berbatov.html|date=5 January 2020|access-date=8 January 2020|language=bg}}

References

External links

[http://www.stoycho-mladenov.com/gb Official site]
[https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=195704240001 Career Statistics as a player] at foradejogo.net

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