Stoycho Stoev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Zahariev and the family name is Stoev.

Stoycho Stoev

Personal information
Full name	Stoycho Zahariev Stoev
Date of birth	(1962-07-15) 15 July 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Razgrad, Bulgaria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lokomotiv Sofia (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1989	Lokomotiv Sofia	196	(59)
1989–1992	Panserraikos	44	(5)
Total		240	(64)
International career
1987–1988	Bulgaria	2	(0)
Managerial career
1998	Lokomotiv Sofia (assistant)
2000	Bulgaria U17
2001–2003	Akademik Svishtov
2007–2009	Chavdar Etropole
2009–2010	Sportist Svoge
2010–2012	Minyor Pernik
2013	Montana
2013–2014	Ludogorets Razgrad
2014–2016	Levski Sofia
2018–2019	Arda Kardzhali
2019	Ludogorets Razgrad
2023	Lokomotiv Sofia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stoycho Zahariev Stoev (Bulgarian: Стойчо Захариев Стоев; born 15 July 1962) is a Bulgarian former footballer and manager.

Managerial career

On 23 July 2013, Bulgaria champions Ludogorets Razgrad replaced coach Ivaylo Petev with Stoycho Stoev, following a 1–0 defeat by Lyubimets on the opening day of the new season.^[1]

In the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League he managed Ludogorets to win their group and proceed to the round of 32. After a surprising 1-0 loss against Haskovo, Stoev was released by the club. On 22 December 2014 Stoycho Stoev took charge of Levski Sofia.^[2] On 13 May 2016, after a meeting with the board of directors, it was announced that Stoev had been released by the club.^[3]

On 26 August 2018 he was appointed as manager of Arda Kardzhali.^[4] In early March 2019, Stoev once again became head coach of Ludogorets Razgrad, taking over from Antoni Zdravkov.^[5] On 25 August 2019, Stoev was fired once again from the club following a 0:0 home draw with Slavia Sofia.^[6] In June 2023, he was appointed as manager of Lokomotiv Sofia.^[7]

Manager

Statistics

As of 22 August 2019

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Minyor Pernik	2010	2013	61	18	20	23	029.51
Montana	2013	-	6	0	1	5	000.00
Ludogorets Razgrad	2013	2014	62	42	12	8	067.74
Levski Sofia	2014	2016	48	26	11	11	054.17
Arda Kardzhali	2018	2019	15	8	4	3	053.33
Ludogorets Razgrad	March 2019	August 2019	27	14	9	4	051.85
Total			219	108	57	54	049.32

Honours

Player honours

Lokomotiv Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup (1): 1982

Managerial honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

• Bulgarian A Group (2): 2013–14, 2018–19
• Bulgarian Cup (1): 2013–14
• Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2019
• Manager of the year in the A PFG - 2013^[8]
• 3rd place in the coach (for all sports) in Bulgaria rankings - 2013^[9]

References

1. "Tokyo 2020 Olympics - News, Videos, Results & Schedule". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
2. "Гонзо представи новия треньор Стойчо Стоев" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
3. "ОФИЦИАЛНО: Левски и Стойчо Стоев се разделиха" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
4. Арда освободи Топузаков, сериозно име пое отбора
5. "Официално: Стойчо Стоев пое Лудогорец, Здравков остава в клуба" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
6. Danchev, Yordan (26 August 2019). "Стойчо Стоев уволнен след 0:0 със Славия" (in Bulgarian). bnr.bg. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
7. Peshev, Georgi (13 June 2023). "Стойчо Стоев се завърна у дома, стана треньор на Локо София" (in Bulgarian). gol.bg. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
8. "Иван Иванов е футболист на годината" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
9. "Борецът Иво Ангелов е "Спортист на 2013 година"!". topsport.bg. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

• Stoycho Stoev at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at LevskiSofia.info