Vasil Petrov (Bulgarian: Васил Петров; born 5 October 1987) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He currently work as manager of Fratria.
 Petrov captured in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasil Vladimirov Petrov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fratria (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Slivnishki Geroy | |||
| CSKA Sofia | |||
| Septemvri Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Septemvri Sofia | |||
| Slivnishki Geroy | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2015 | FC Sofia 2010 (academy) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Complutense Alcala (academy) | ||
| 2017–2020 | FC Varna 2017 (academy) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Spartak Varna | ||
| 2022–2023 | Spartak Varna II | ||
| 2023–2024 | Spartak Varna | ||
| 2024– | Fratria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 2007, aged 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
editIn 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] In September 2022, FC Varna 2017 become a satellite of Spartak Varna academy, where Petrov become director month earlier.
Managerial career
editIn 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 the Second League.[5] The team kept up the good performances under Petrov and ended the half season in first place. On 5 May 2022, after a 2:1 home win against Sozopol he secured a top 3 place and return to the First League for the 2022–23 season, after 12 years of absence for Spartak.[6] His team ended up on 3rd place with having the same points with first and second team in group. [7] Petrov resigned as a manager on 11 August 2022, after his team scored just one point after the first 5 rounds in the First League.[8] On 19 September 2022 he was announced as the new academy director of Spartak.[9] Petrov become a manager of Spartak II on 26 October 2022.[10] On 22 August 2023 he was once again announced as manager of Spartak main team, but this time as interim, as Valentin Iliev was released for poor results in Second League.[11] His good results and the immediately improve of play, made a lot fans to root for full return as manager.[12] He was announced to stay in the club in the end of December, but on 16 January he was surprisingly released from the club.[13]
On 6 April 2024 he was announced as the new Sports Director of Fratria.[14] On 16 November 2024, 2 days after Emanuel Lukanov was released as manager of Fratria, Petrov was announced as the new head coach of the team.[15]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 18 January 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | |||
 Spartak Varna
|
18 August 2020 | 11 August 2022 | 70 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 62.86 | 149 | 63 | +86 |
| Spartak Varna II
|
26 October 2022 | 16 June 2023 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 52.63 | 33 | 19 | +14 |
| Spartak Varna
|
22 August 2023 | 16 January 2024 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 62.50 | 35 | 13 | +22 |
| Fratria
|
16 November 2024 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | +0 |
| Total | 105 | 64 | 19 | 22 | 60.95 | 217 | 95 | +122 | ||
Career honours
editHead coach
edit- Spartak Varna
- Champions (1): 2020–21
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Левскарят Хаздай води на "Армията" италианец и руснак". Topsport.ibox.bg. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Царско село" и "Левски" (Карлово) допълниха състава на Втора лига
- ^ Новият треньор на Спартак Варна: Привърженик съм на доминиращия футбол
- ^ Васил Петров става треньор на Спартак Варна
- ^ Спартак Варна се завърна във Втора лига
- ^ Дългото чакане приключи! Спартак (Варна) се завърна в елита
- ^ Уникален малшанс лиши Спартак (Варна) от титлата във Втора лига
- ^ Васил Петров подаде оставка
- ^ Васил Петров е новият директор на детско-юношеската школа на Спартак (Варна)
- ^ Васил Петров е новият старши треньор на дубъла на Спартак Варна
- ^ Васил Петров се завръща начело на Спартак Варна, но временно
- ^ Спартак (Вн) може да остави Васил Петров за постоянно
- ^ Трус край морето! Спартак (Варна) уволни старши треньора заради уронване престижа на клуба
- ^ Бившият треньор на Спартак Вн стана директор във Фратрия
- ^ Официално: Васил Петров е новият старши треньор на Фратрия - ФК ФРАТРИЯ | Официален сайт