Yasen Petrov
{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yasen Petrov
| image = Iasen petrov 280886791501153412 original.jpg
| image_size = 220
| caption =
| fullname = Yasen Petrov
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|6|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub =
| years1 = 1990–1991
| years2 = 1991–1992
| years3 = 1992–1994
| years4 = 1994–1997
| years5 = 1997
| years6 = 1998
| years7 = 1998–1999
| years8 = 1999
| years9 = 2000
| years10 = 2000
| years11 = 2001
| years12 = 2001
| clubs1 = Botev Plovdiv
| clubs2 = Levski Sofia
| clubs3 = Botev Plovdiv
| clubs4 = Lokomotiv Sofia
| clubs5 = Wuhan Yaqi
| clubs6 = Jiangsu Sainty
| clubs7 = Lokomotiv Sofia
| clubs8 = Alki Larnaca
| clubs9 = Slavia Sofia
| clubs10 = SV Meppen
| clubs11 = Tennis Borussia Berlin
| clubs12 = Chengdu Wuniu
| caps1 = 27
| goals1 = 11
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 1
| caps3 = 37
| goals3 = 10
| caps4 = 58
| goals4 = 12
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 3
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 4
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 0
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 4
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 0
| caps10 = 6
| goals10 = 0
| caps11 = 10
| goals11 = 0
| caps12 = 4
| goals12 = 1
| totalcaps = 305
| totalgoals = 73
| nationalyears1 = 1993
| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2002–2004
| manageryears2 = 2004–2006
| manageryears3 = 2006–2007
| manageryears4 = 2007–2008
| manageryears5 = 2008
| manageryears6 = 2010–2011
| manageryears9 = 2013
| manageryears10 = 2014–2016
| manageryears11 = 2017
| manageryears12 = 2017
| manageryears13 = 2018–2019
| manageryears14 = 2021–2022
| manageryears15 = 2023–2025
| managerclubs1 = Lokomotiv Sofia
| managerclubs2 = Botev Plovdiv
| managerclubs3 = Cherno More Varna
| managerclubs4 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| managerclubs5 = Naftex Burgas
| managerclubs6 = Levski Sofia
| managerclubs9 = Botev Vratsa
| managerclubs10 = Shijiazhuang Yongchang
| managerclubs11 = Beijing Enterprises
| managerclubs12 = Henan Jianye
| managerclubs13 = Shijiazhuang Yongchang
| managerclubs14 = Bulgaria
| managerclubs15 = Qingdao Hainiu
}}
Yasen Petrov Petrov ({{langx|bg|Ясен Петров Петров}}; born 23 June 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player. His nickname is Giannini from Plovdiv.
Career
Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Petrov played for the PFC Botev Plovdiv, PFC Levski Sofia, PFC Slavia Sofia and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia. He also played for the Bulgaria national team.[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1993ic1.html Tunisia 3–0 Bulgaria 10–01–93] at rsssf
Manager
He has managed PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, PFC Botev Plovdiv, and PFC Cherno More Varna. His most famous achievement as a coach is his debut for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, beating his old team and eternal city rivals Botev Plovdiv 4–0.
=Levski Sofia=
On 20 May 2010, Yasen Petrov was presented as a new head coach of Levski Sofia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01e5-0e749791142a-83035cc7abfe-1000--petrov-placed-in-charge-at-levski/|publisher=UEFA|title=Petrov placed in charge at Levski|access-date=2010-05-20}} He started great after a win in the Eternal Derby. Then after series of good matches, Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League after eliminating Dundalk F.C., Kalmar FF and AIK Fotboll. Levski was drawn in Group C, facing Gent, Lille and Sporting CP. At the end of the season, Levski Sofia finished 2nd and Petrov was released from the club.
=Managing career abroad=
Petrov has also worked as manager of teams in China.
=Bulgaria=
In January 2021, Petrov was appointed as manager of Bulgaria.{{cite web | title = Официално: Ясен Петров е новият национален селекционер на България! | url = https://topsport.bg/bfs/ofitsialno-yasen-petrov-e-noviyat-natsionalen-selektsioner-na-balgariya.html | publisher = topsport.bg| date = 14 January 2021| accessdate=9 June 2022|language = bg}} His first match in charge of the team was a March 2021 World Cup qualifier against Switzerland, which Bulgaria lost by a score of 1:3.{{cite web | title = Цифрите на България при Ясен Петров| url = https://gong.bg/bg-football/nacionalen-tim/multimedia/video/cifrite-na-bylgariia-pri-iasen-petrov-685276 | publisher = gong.bg| date = 7 June 2022| accessdate=9 June 2022|language = bg}} On 5 June 2022, Petrov resigned after a 2:5 loss against Georgia in a Nations League match.{{cite web | title = Футболните национали загубиха тежко от Грузия, Ясен Петров подаде оставка| url = https://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2022/06/05/4354025_futbolnite_nacionali_zagubiha_tejko_ot_gruziia_sled/ | author=Kichukov, Simeon |publisher = dnevnik.bg| date = 5 June 2022| accessdate=9 June 2022|language = bg}}
Awards
- As a player
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 1992, 1995
- As a manager
- Bulgarian Cup:
- (Runner-up): 2006
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C.:
- China League One:
- (Runner-up): 2014
Managerial Statistics
{{Updated|Match played 3 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan="2"|{{Abbr|Nat.|Nationality}} !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=8|Record |
|---|
| G
!W !D !L !Win % !GF !GA !GD |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Lokomotiv Sofia
|align=center|{{flagicon|BUL}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|1 November 2002 |rowspan="1" align="left"|15 August 2004 {{WDL|29|8|6|15}} |align="center"|36 |align="center"|49 |align="center" |
| 13 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Botev Plovdiv
|align=center|{{flagicon|BUL}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|30 August 2004 |rowspan="1" align="left"|27 November 2005 {{WDL|12|2|4|6}} |align="center"|10 |align="center"|22 |align="center" |
| 12 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Cherno More Varna
|align=center|{{flagicon|BUL}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|13 March 2006 |rowspan="1" align="left"|30 June 2007 {{WDL|39|20|6|13}} |align="center"|53 |align="center"|42 |align="center"|11 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Lokomotiv Plodiv
|align=center|{{flagicon|BUL}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|24 September 2007 |rowspan="1" align="left"|14 March 2008 {{WDL|14|7|2|5}} |align="center"|18 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|9 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Levski Sofia
|align=center|{{flagicon|BUL}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|1 July 2010 |rowspan="1" align="left"|28 May 2011 {{WDL|45|31|6|8}} |align="center"|95 |align="center"|44 |align="center"|51 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Levski Sofia
|align=center|{{flagicon|BUL}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|7 April 2012 |rowspan="1" align="left"|30 May 2012 {{WDL|7|5|1|1}} |align="center"|24 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|17 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Botev Vratsa
|align=center|{{flagicon|BUL}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|1 July 2013 |rowspan="1" align="left"|23 September 2013 {{WDL|7|2|3|2}} |align="center"|8 |align="center"|8 |align="center"|0 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
|align=center|{{flagicon|CHN}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|12 December 2013 |rowspan="1" align="left"|14 July 2016 {{WDL|68|24|22|22}} |align="center"|80 |align="center"|79 |align="center"|1 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Beijing Enterprises
|align=center|{{flagicon|CHN}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|30 December 2016 |rowspan="1" align="left"|23 April 2017 {{WDL|7|0|1|6}} |align="center"|4 |align="center"|16 |align="center" |
| 12 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Henan Jianye
|align=center|{{flagicon|CHN}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|13 June 2017 |rowspan="1" align="left"|28 September 2017 {{WDL|15|5|4|6}} |align="center"|18 |align="center"|22 |align="center" |
| 4 |
| rowspan="1" align="left"|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
|align=center|{{flagicon|CHN}} |rowspan="1" align="left"|8 September 2018 |rowspan="1" align="left"|19 July 2019 {{WDL|27|13|3|11}} |align="center"|54 |align="center"|39 |align="center"|15 |
| align=left|Bulgaria
|align=center|{{flagicon|BUL}} |align=left|14 January 2021 |align=left|5 June 2022 {{WDL|17|3|5|9}} |align="center"|17 |align="center"|31 |align="center" |
| 14 |
| align=left|Qingdao Hainiu
|align=center|{{flagicon|CHN}} |align=left|25 December 2023 |align=left|17 January 2025 {{WDL|32|9|5|18}} |align="center"|33 |align="center"|60 |align="center" |
| 27 |
| colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|319|129|68|122}} !align="center"|450 !align="center"|428 !align="center"|+22 |
References
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