Plamen Markov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Sevlievo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1973 | Rakovski Sevlievo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Rakovski Sevlievo | ||
| 1975–1985 | CSKA Sofia | 235 | (42) |
| 1985–1987 | FC Metz | 69 | (10) |
| 1987–1990 | Grenoble Foot | 55 | (13) |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1986 | Bulgaria | 38 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–1989 | Grenoble Foot | ||
| 1991–1992 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 1995 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 1996–1997 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 1997–1998 | Minyor Pernik | ||
| ?–2001 | Vidima Rakovski | ||
| 2001–2004 | Bulgaria | ||
| 2005–2006 | Vidima Rakovski | ||
| 2006–2007 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2007 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
| 2008 | Bulgaria | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Plamen Markov (born 11 September 1957 in Sevlievo) is a retired Bulgarian international footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
He played for the Bulgaria national football team on 32 occasions,[1] including a match in the 1986 World Cup against Argentina.[2]
In June 1985 he moved from CSKA Sofia to join FC Metz, playing 87 matches for them. After the 1986–87 season he transferred to Grenoble.[3]
His first coaching job came with Grenoble, and he was later in charge at his former club, CSKA Sofia, but he was sacked in 1995.[4]
In 2001 he was appointed as coach of the Bulgaria national football team.[4] He stepped down as coach of Bulgaria after the Euro 2004 tournament.[5]
He was reappointed as Bulgaria coach in January 2008,[6] but was sacked in December 2008 following three draws in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[7]
References
- 1 2 Plamen Markov at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Plamen Markov". World Football. FIFA. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Plamen Markov" (in French). FC Metz. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Markov appointed Bulgaria coach". UEFA. 3 December 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ "Markov steps down". BBC. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ Jonathan Wilson (15 January 2008). "Process of elimination undermines Bulgaria coach Markov". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Bulgaria sack coach Markov, seek replacement". soccernet. ESPN. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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