Vitomir Vutov

Vitomir Vutov (Bulgarian: Витомир Вутов) (born 22 November 1971) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper[2] and currently goalkeepers coach of Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Bulgaria.

Vitomir Vutov
Personal information
Full name Vitomir Hristov Vutov
Date of birth (1971-11-22) 22 November 1971
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (goalkeepers coach)
Bulgaria (goalkeepers coach)
Youth career
1982–1990 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2007 Litex Lovech 236 (0)
1991–1994 → Loko Mezdra (loan) 45 (0)
Total 281 (0)
Teams managed
Litex Lovech (youth)
2020–2021 Lokomotiv GO (goalkeepers coach)
2021– Lokomotiv Plovdiv (goalkeepers coach)
2022– Bulgaria (goalkeepers coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

During his career, Vutov played solely for Lokomotiv Mezdra and Litex Lovech. A product of the Litex's famed youth system, Vitomir was loaned to Loko Mezdra in 1991. Some three years later Vutov returned to Litex Lovech, his last professional club. With Litex he won Bulgarian league title in 1998 and 1999 and Bulgarian Cup for 2001 and 2004.[3] For the club he played 8 games in the qualifying rounds of Champions League, 27 games in UEFA Cup, 26 games in Bulgarian Cup, 206 games in A PFG and 30 in B PFG.

Goalkeeping coach

In 2021 Vutov moved from Lokomotiv GO to Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 17 February 2022 it was announced than he would take the position as the new goalkeeping coach of Bulgarian national team, previously vacanted by Georgi Sheytanov and also rataining his position in Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4]

Honours
  • Ikar award for sporting longevity[3]

Statistic
  • Up to the 2006 – 2007 Season
Season Team League Domestic League *1 UEFA cup Total
Appearance Goals Appearance Goals A. G.
1994–95 Litex A grupa 17 0 0 0 17 0
1995–96 Litex A grupa 26 0 0 0 26 0
1996–97 Litex B grupa 28 0 0 0 28 0
1997–98 Litex A grupa 28 0 0 0 28 0
1998–99 Litex A grupa 19 0 4 0 23 0
1999-00 Litex A grupa 16 0 4 0 20 0
2000–01 Litex A grupa 10 0 ? 0 10 0
2001–02 Litex A grupa 34 0 ? 0 34 0
2002–03 Litex A grupa 2 0 ? 0 2 0
2003–04 Litex A grupa 6 0 ? 0 6 0
2004–05 Litex A grupa 21 0 ? 0 21 0
2005–06 Litex A grupa 26 0 ? 0 26 0
2006–07 Litex A grupa 7 0 4 0 11 0

References
  1. Dimitrov, Ivaylo (29 January 2015). "Топ 7 на най-култовите вратари в историята на "А" група, луди до доказване на противното!". topsport.bg. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. "Stats Centre: Vitomir Vutov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  3. "Алея на славата -Витомир Вутов". pfclitex.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. Витомир Вутов ще е новият треньор на вратарите в националния отбор

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