Velislav Vutsov
Bulgarian footballer and manager
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Velislav Ivanov Vutsov (Bulgarian: Велислав Иванов Вуцов; born 19 July 1967) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He is also the son of former footballer Ivan Vutsov.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Velislav Ivanov Vutsov | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1986 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 1988 | Spartak Varna | 8 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Slavia Sofia | 24 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Yantra Gabrovo | 16 | (0) |
| 1991 | Minyor Pernik | 7 | (0) |
| 1992 | Real Avilés | 7 | (0) |
| 1992 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 1993 | Spartak Varna | 19 | (4) |
| 1994 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Akademik Sofia | ||
| 1995 | St. Pölten | 8 | (1) |
| 1996 | Cherno More | 17 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Avtotreid Aksakovo | ||
| 1997–1998 | Cherno More | 24 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Spartak Varna | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Spartak Varna | ||
| 2000–2002 | Spartak Pleven | ||
| 2002–2004 | Cherno More | ||
| 2004–2005 | Marek Dupnitsa | ||
| 2006–2008 | Kaliakra Kavarna | ||
| 2008 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2009–2010 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 2014 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2018 | Tsarsko Selo | ||
| 2022 | Krumovgrad | ||
| 2023–2024 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 2025 | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Throughout his career, he has been the manager of the following football teams: Spartak Pleven,[1] Spartak Varna, Yantra Gabrovo, Cherno More Varna,[2] Marek Dupnitsa,[3] Kaliakra Kavarna and Levski Sofia. On 8 May 2008 he was assigned as the new manager of PFC Levski Sofia, seeing his "dream posting" occur,[4] only to be fired after 2 official matches on 13 August 2008, after Levski Sofia's 0–1 home loss in Champions League qualifying to BATE Borisov.[4][5]
On 8 March 2009, he began work as a sports commentator on the "Sports Mania" show alongside Krum Savov.[6]
In late November 2012, he was appointed as the head coach of Slavia Sofia, replacing Martin Kushev. Vutsov was dismissed in June 2013.
Personal life
Manager
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | F | A | Goal +/- | |||
| Levski Sofia | May 2008 | August 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
- As of 17 May 2009, includes all official matches – Bulgarian League, Bulgarian Cup (+ overtime) and international tournament games.
