Vladimir Manchev

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vladimir Manchev

| image = Vladimir Manchev.jpg

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Manchev in 2008

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|10|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pazardzhik, Bulgaria

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub = CSKA Sofia II (manager)

| youthclubs1 = Hebar Pazardzhik

| youthyears1 =

| years1 = 1996–1997

| clubs1 = Spartak Pleven

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1997–1998

| clubs2 = Yantra Gabrovo

| caps2 = 16

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1998

| clubs3 = Hebar Pazardzhik

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 1998–2002

| clubs4 = CSKA Sofia

| caps4 = 86

| goals4 = 41

| years5 = 2002–2004

| clubs5 = Lille

| caps5 = 66

| goals5 = 20

| years6 = 2004–2007

| clubs6 = Levante

| caps6 = 60

| goals6 = 13

| years7 = 2007

| clubs7 = Valladolid

| caps7 = 17

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2007–2008

| clubs8 = Celta

| caps8 = 10

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2008

| clubs9 = Valladolid

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2008–2010

| clubs10 = CSKA Sofia

| caps10 = 9

| goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2010–2012

| clubs11 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| caps11 = 13

| goals11 = 3

| goals12 =

| goals13 =

| totalcaps = 307

| totalgoals = 107

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2007

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 23

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs1 = CSKA Sofia (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs2 = Neftochimic Burgas (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2018–2020

| managerclubs3 = CSKA Sofia (scout)

| manageryears4 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs4 = Minyor Pernik (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2022

| managerclubs5 = Hebar Pazardzhik (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs6 = Hebar Pazardzhik

| manageryears7 = 2024–

| managerclubs7 = CSKA Sofia II

}}

Vladimir Manchev ({{langx|bg|Владимир Манчев}}; born 6 October 1977) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player.

Club career

Manchev has played for Bulgarian teams of Spartak Pleven, Yantra and Hebar, French side Lille OSC{{LFP|manchev-vladimir|name=Vladimir Manchev}} and Spanish teams Levante UD, Valladolid and Celta Vigo. He was the top goalscorer of the Bulgarian "A" Professional Football Group in 2001–2002 season with 21 goals netted for CSKA Sofia.{{cite web |publisher=Sportni.bg |title=Манчев подписа с Леванте |url=http://www.sportni.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=626436 |access-date=29 January 2012}} He won the Bulgarian Cup in 1999 with CSKA. In October 2008 Manchev again became part of the most successful Bulgarian club's squad.{{cite web |title=Манчев дебютира срещу "Черноморец", нападателят подписа с ЦСКА до края на сезона |url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2008/10/23/fb_1footbg/index.htm |author=Dobrev, Dobromir |publisher=7sport.net |date=23 October 2008 |access-date=20 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202405/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2008/10/23/fb_1footbg/index.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=usurped}} In the last match for the autumn period of the 2008–09 season against Lokomotiv Mezdra he received an injury in his knee ligaments, which prevented him from playing football for about nine months. He was expected to be back in play for the next season. On 30 August 2009, Manchev scored the third goal in the 4–0 home win against Lokomotiv Mezdra in his first game back from injury after coming on as a substitute for Rui Miguel. Manchev is a CSKA Sofia's fans' favourite. Although he was injured most of the 2008–09 season, in which he played only four matches, he scored four goals and made a few assists, so on 16 June 2009 it was said that in the next few days he would sign a new contract, which would make him a CSKA player for the next two years. He signed a new one-year contract on 24 July 2009. In the summer 2010 Manchev was transferred to Akademik Sofia, but did not make any appearances in official matches for the team. In February 2012, Manchev signed a contract with Loko Sofia.{{cite web |publisher=football24.bg |title=Локо Сф картотекира 18 нови |url=http://football24.bg/novina/69996-loko-sofiya-kartotekira-18-novi |access-date=22 March 2012}} He scored two goals in his return debut to help his team to a 2–0 win over Loko Plovdiv on 5 March 2012.{{cite web |website=Soccerway |title=Vladimir Manchev match log |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/vladimir-manchev/3455/ |access-date=22 March 2012}}

International career

Manchev was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, which exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase.{{cite web |publisher=sportinglife.com |title=Euro 2004 Vladimir Manchev profile |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/euro2004/teams/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=spread_betting/04/04/27/manual_130209.html&TEAMHD=bulgaria&GROUP= |access-date=30 January 2012}}

Managerial career

In March 2015, Manchev was appointed as assistant manager of CSKA Sofia.{{cite web |title=Официално: Галин Иванов е новият треньор на ЦСКА! Владо Манчев ще му бъде помощник |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/material/id_1459704093 |publisher=topsport.bg |date=24 March 2015 |access-date=24 March 2015}} On 17 September 2016, Manchev became assistant manager of Neftochimic Burgas.{{cite web |title=Христо Янев пое Нефтохимик |url=http://neftochimic.com/%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE-%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%84%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BA/ |publisher=neftochimic.com |date=17 September 2016 |language=bg}} In June 2022, he joined the coaching staff of hometown club Hebar.{{cite web|url=https://topsport.bg/hebar/hebar-obyavi-pea-vlado-manchev-shte-mu-pomaga.html|title=Хебър обяви Пеа, Владо Манчев ще му помага|publisher=topsport.bg|language=Bulgarian| date=13 June 2022| access-date=6 July 2022}} He served as the head coach between September 2022 and March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://topsport.bg/hebar/ofitsialno-hebar-uvolni-vladimir-manchev.html|title=Официално: Хебър уволни Владимир Манчев|publisher=topsport.bg|language=Bulgarian| date=20 March 2023| access-date=29 March 2023}}

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1099/Vladimir_Manchev.html |title=Vladimir Manchev – matches and goals for Bulgaria |publisher=national-football-teams.com |access-date=16 October 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2003/11/18/60901_futbolniiat_otbor_na_bulgariia_pobedi_koreia_s_10_pred/ |title=Футболният отбор на България победи Корея с 1:0 пред 40 000 зрители в Сеул |publisher=dnevnik.bg |date=18 November 2003 |access-date=16 October 2020}}

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

18 November 2003

Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea

1–0

Exhibition game

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record
G !W !D !L !Win % !GF !GA !GD
align=left\|Hebar Pazardzhik \|align=left\|23 September 2022 \|align=left\|18 March 2023 {{WDL\|14\|2\|3\|9}} \|align=centre\|11 \|align=centre\|26 \|align=centre
15
align=left\|CSKA Sofia II \|align=left\|8 June 2024 \|align=left\|Present {{WDL\|32\|12\|12\|8}} \|align=centre\|42 \|align=centre\|27 \|align=centre\|15
colspan=3\|Total {{WDLtot\|46\|14\|15\|17}} !align=centre\|53 !align=centre\|53 !align=centre\|0

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rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!Win %

!GF

!GA

!GD

align=left|Hebar Pazardzhik

|align=left|23 September 2022

|align=left|18 March 2023