Vasil Petrov

Vasil Petrov (Bulgarian: Васил Петров; born 5 October 1986) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender, who currently manages Spartak Varna.

Vasil Petrov
Personal information
Full name Vasil Vladimirov Petrov
Date of birth (1986-10-05) 5 October 1986
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Spartak Varna (manager)
FC Varna 2017 (owner)
Youth career
Slivnishki Geroy
CSKA Sofia
Septemvri Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Septemvri Sofia
Slivnishki Geroy
Teams managed
2010–2015 FC Sofia 2010 (academy)
2015–2017 Complutense Alcala (academy)
2017– FC Varna 2017 (academy)
2020– Spartak Varna
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 2007, at age of 17, Petrov started his own football academy, later registered as FC Sofia 2010 and in 2015 bought by Stoyne Manolov and transformed into Tsarsko Selo. In 2017, he started a new academy in Varna, called FC Varna 2017.

Academy ownership

In March 2007, under the initiative of his father Vladimir, Petrov established a football academy in Sofia. In 2010, after three consecutive years of growth, the academy formed a men's team and registered it with the Bulgarian Football Union under the name FC Sofia 2010.[1] In the 2014–15 season, the team was playing in third league when it was bought by Stoyne Manolov. On 28 July 2016, the team was officially merged with Tsarsko Selo; the new team joined the Bulgarian Second Professional League.[2]

In 2017, Petrov decided to start a new academy, but this time in Varna and called it FC Varna 2017.[3]

Managerial career

In August 2020, Petrov was announced as the new manager of Spartak Varna in Bulgarian Third League.[4] The team made а peremptory run, won the 2020–21 season and returned to Second League.[5]

Managerial statistics
As of 3 March 2022
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
Spartak Varna 18 August 2020 Present 51 38 9 4 074.51 125 34 +91
Total 51 38 9 4 074.51 125 34 +91

Career honours

Head coach
Spartak Varna

Third League:

See also

References
  1. "Левскарят Хаздай води на "Армията" италианец и руснак". Topsport.ibox.bg. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. "Царско село" и "Левски" (Карлово) допълниха състава на Втора лига
  3. Новият треньор на Спартак Варна: Привърженик съм на доминиращия футбол
  4. Васил Петров става треньор на Спартак Варна
  5. Спартак Варна се завърна във Втора лига
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