Ivan Kolev (footballer, born 1957)
Bulgarian footballer and manager
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Ivan Venkov Kolev (Bulgarian: Иван Венков Колев; born 14 July 1957) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player.
Full name
Ivan Venkov Kolev
Date of birth
14 July 1957
Place of birth
Sofia, Bulgaria
Position
Midfielder
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Kolev with Lokomotiv Sofia in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ivan Venkov Kolev | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1957 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1973 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 87 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Sliven | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Akademik Sofia | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | CSKA Sofia | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 165 | (20) | |||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Iskar | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Slavia Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Dunav Ruse | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Kremikovtsi | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Bulgaria U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Persija Jakarta | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Bulgaria U21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Myanmar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Mitra Kukar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Persipura Jayapura | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Bulgaria U21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Sriwijaya | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Yangon United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Slavia Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | PS TNI | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Vereya | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Persija Jakarta | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Slavia Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career
Indonesia
Kolev coached several Indonesian clubs such as Persija Jakarta, Mitra Kukar, and Persipura Jayapura.
Indonesia national team
Kolev was the coach of the Indonesia national team for the 2007 Asian Cup. Having won 2–1 against Bahrain in their opening Group D match, Indonesia were defeated 1–2 by Saudi Arabia, before losing again in the final group stage match against South Korea, 1–0.
Yangon United
Between 2012 and 2013, Kolev coached Yangon United.[1]
Lokomotiv Sofia
In June 2020, Kolev was announced as the manager of Lokomotiv Sofia on a one-year contract.[2]
Managerial statistics
- As of 7 October 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Indonesia | 1 June 2007 | 31 December 2007 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Bulgaria U-21 | 1 January 2008 | 31 December 2009 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 30.00 |
| Sriwijaya | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 50.00 |
| Slafia Sofia | 2 September 2014 | 30 November 2015 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 39.13 |
| Lokomotiv Gorna | 29 September 2016 | 30 April 2017 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 26.67 |
| PS TNI | 5 May 2017 | 21 September 2017 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 28.57 |
| Vereya | 1 July 2018 | 15 August 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Persija | 7 January 2019 | 3 June 2019 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 36.84 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 27 May 2020 | 21 May 2022 | 64 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 93 | 78 | +15 | 43.75 |
| Slafia Sofia | 19 September 2023 | Present | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 25.00 |
| Career total | 189 | 70 | 42 | 77 | 247 | 251 | −4 | 37.04 | ||
Honours
Manager
Indonesia
- AFF Championship runner-up: 2002
Myanmar
- AFF Championship fourth place: 2004
Sriwijaya
Yangon United
