Ivan Mokanov
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 Mokanov in 1934 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Georgiev Mokanov | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 13 April 1982 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1944 | Vladislav | ||
| 1945 | Ticha-Vladislav | ||
| Total | 210 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1933–1940 | Bulgaria | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1948–1960 | Cherno More | ||
| 1964–1968 | Cherno More | ||
| 1979–1980 | Cherno More | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivan Mokanov (Bulgarian: Иван Моканов; 20 March 1912 – 16 April 1982) was a Bulgarian football player and manager.
Ivan Mokanov played 210 matches and scored 14 goals in his career with SC Vladislav and its successor Ticha-Vladislav (1928–1945) in the Varna regional league and the Bulgarian State Competition. He was a Bulgarian champion and cup winner in 1934 and runner-up in 1928, 1930, 1938, 1939. He was capped four times for the National team. Mokanov stayed on in the Varna team as manager until 1960 and for the period 1964–68 when it was already known under its current name Cherno More. He graduated from the National Coaching Academy in 1948 and was awarded an Honours Coaching degree in 1963. With his 52 years of service to Cherno More, Ivan Mokanov is synonymous with club loyalty.
Ivan Mokanov began his career in the youth team of Vladislav in 1928 and two years later he established himself as a permanent A team defender. In the 2-4-4 system, which was popular at the time, Mokanov was a key pillar of the defense. He was known by the force of his shot, which was very much appreciated at the time, when long ball tactics were widely used. This is why Mokanov also became the regular penalty taker. He was known to have missed only once from the penalty spot. After the championship-winning final of 16 September 1934, Mokanov was rated best player of the match against Slavia Sofia by the "Sport" newspaper . He was Vladislav's captain and playing coach in the pre-war years from 1937 to 1944, and during the transformation of the team to Ticha-Vladislav after the war.