Todor Yanchev

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Todor Yanchev

| image = TOSHKO YANCHEV.jpg

| upright = 0.8

| full_name = Todor Dimitrov Yanchev

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|5|19}}

| birth_place = Kazanlak, Bulgaria

| height = {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Centre midfielder
Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Rozova Dolina

| years1 = 1997–2000 | clubs1 = Naftex Burgas | caps1 = 88 | goals1 = 13

| years2 = 2000–2005 | clubs2 = CSKA Sofia | caps2 = 116| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2001 | clubs3 = → Trabzonspor (loan) | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005–2006 | clubs4 = Kallithea | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = Randers | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2007–2013 | clubs6 = CSKA Sofia | caps6 = 145| goals6 = 12

| years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = Slavia Sofia | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = CSKA Sofia | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2008 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| totalcaps = 464 | totalgoals = 38

| manageryears1 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs1 = CSKA Sofia (assistant coach)

| manageryears2 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs2 = CSKA Sofia (assistant coach)

| manageryears3 = 2015

| managerclubs3 = Tsarsko Selo

| manageryears4 = 2016

| managerclubs4 = Sofia 2010

| manageryears5 = 2016

| managerclubs5 = Tsarsko Selo Sofia

| manageryears6 = 2017–2020

| managerclubs6 = Kaisar (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs7 = CSKA Sofia (assistant coach)

| manageryears8 = 2022

| managerclubs8 = Sportist Svoge

| manageryears9 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs9 = CSKA 1948

| manageryears10 = 2024

| managerclubs10 = Botev Vratsa

}}

Todor Dimitrov Yanchev ({{langx|bg|Тодор Янчев}}; born 19 May 1976) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Born in Kazanlak, Yanchev's first club was local club Rozova Dolina, before he moved to the squads of Naftex Burgas.

In the summer break of 2000 CSKA Sofia signed Yanchev. With CSKA he became a champion of Bulgaria for 2003 and 2005.{{Cite web|url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2012/04/26/fb_1footbg/d6436_10.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132028/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2012/04/26/fb_1footbg/d6436_10.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 March 2016|author=Kichukov, Simeon|publisher=7sport.net|title=Тодор Янчев и Пламен Илиев - старото куче срещу младото лъвче. Халфът на ЦСКА има почти толкова мачове срещу Левски, колкото вратарят общо за сините|date=26 April 2012|accessdate=31 July 2015 |language=Bulgarian}} After the end of 2004–05 season, Yanchev transferred to Greek side Kallithea.[http://paper.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?d=2005-06-27&article=11098 Yanchev sign one year deal with Kallithea] Year later, as a free agent he signed with Randers, spending one season in Danish Superliga.[http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_612840398 Todor Yanchev sign with Randers]

In 2007, Todor returned to Bulgaria, to join CSKA Sofia for the second time. In 2008, he became a champion of Bulgaria for third time and won Bulgarian Supercup. In the summer of 2009 he, as well as Kiril Kotev and Yordan Todorov, stayed in the club although the club was facing a big financial crisis, showing very stable level of play proving why he has been the team captain. In 2012 Yanchev was suspended for 3 months after he failed a drug test for methylhexanamine doping.[https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7522498/three-cska-sofia-players-banned-3-months-doping CSKA Sofia players banned 3 months espn.go.com 31 January 2012]

The defensive midfielder, was one of eight players who was fired by CSKA Sofia on 27 July 2012 and he was appointed for assistant coach,[http://www.supersport.com/football/europa-league/news/120727/CSKA_Sofia_sack_nine_players CSKA Sofia sack nine players] but on 6 August 2012 he was brought back in the first team, because of problem with the registering of the new players.[http://www.monitor.bg/article?id=349294 Todor Yanchev gets back on the pitch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217225154/http://www.monitor.bg/article?id=349294 |date=17 December 2013 }}[http://football24.bg/novina/83880-todor-yanchev-se-vryshta-v-igra Todor Yanchev gets back of retirement] On 20 October 2012, he played for 22nd time in the Eternal derby,[http://www.livesport.bg/Todor-YAnchev-pred-22-ri-sblasak-sas-sinite--75161 Todor Yanchev will make 22 appearances in the Eternal derby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022212323/http://livesport.bg/Todor-YAnchev-pred-22-ri-sblasak-sas-sinite--75161 |date=22 October 2012 }} wherein CSKA won 1–0.[http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=391896 CSKA won the Eternal derby]

On 7 January 2013, after leading the team of CSKA to the first official winter training session, Toshko gave his resignation to the Bulgarian Football Union and is no longer a player for CSKA. He decided to leave CSKA Sofia as a show of support for manager Stoycho Mladenov who had been sacked.[http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_903665621 Тошко Янчев си тръгва със Стойчо? Дават пресконференция в понеделник]

On 21 January, it was announced that Yanchev would join Slavia Sofia on a free transfer.

In July of the same year he returned to CSKA Sofia for the third time, after the club changed its ownership.

Managerial career

Yanchev was also assistant manager of CSKA Sofia when he played for the team in 2012–13 season and later in 2014–15 season. After he retired in the summer of 2015, he became manager of the newly founded team Tsarsko Selo in the A Regional Group. The team had only wins and one draw in the league, but in the end of December 2015 Tsarsko Selo's owner Stoyne Manolov bought V Group team FC Sofia and from 1 January 2016 Yanchev was appointed as manager in order to save the team from relegation and is looking to manage team in professional football.[http://www.blitz.bg/sport/article/303196 Тодор Янчев пое отбор от "В" група] On 29 October 2016, following two successive defeats, Yanchev resigned.{{cite web|title=Легенда на ЦСКА падна тежко в "Б" група за втори пореден път и подаде оставка|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=631750|publisher=sportal.bg|date=29 October 2016|language=Bulgarian}}

Manager statistics

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rowspan=2\|Team !rowspan=2\|From !rowspan=2\|To !colspan=8\|Record
G !W !D !L !Win % !GF !GA !GD
align=left\|Tsarsko Selo \|align=left\|1 July 2015 \|align=left\|28 December 2015 {{WDL\|13\|12\|1\|0}} \|align=centre\|62 \|align=centre\|4 \|align=centre\|+58
align=left\|Sofia 2010 \|align=left\| 1 January 2016 \|align=left\| 31 June 2016 {{WDL\|16\|9\|1\|6}} \|align=centre\|38 \|align=centre\|22 \|align=centre\|+16
align=left\|Tsarsko Selo Sofia \|align=left\|1 August 2016 \|align=left\| {{WDL\|7\|2\|2\|3}} \|align=centre\|6 \|align=centre\|9 \|align=centre
3
colspan=3\|Total {{WDLtot\|36\|23\|4\|9}} !align=centre\|106 !align=centre\|30 !align=centre\|+71

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align=left|Tsarsko Selo

|align=left|1 July 2015

|align=left|28 December 2015