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Veselin Branimirov
Personal information
Full name Veselin Branimirov Atanasov
Date of birth (1975-08-25) 25 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Varna, Bulgaria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Cherno More 42 (1)
1995–2005 Neftochimic 201 (1)
2005 Tobol 5 (0)
2006 Neftochimic 16 (0)
International career
1995–1996 Bulgaria U21 5 (0)
2000–2001 Bulgaria 3 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Levski Sofia (assistant)
2014–2015 Tosno (assistant)
2015 Ludogorets Razgrad (youth coach)
2015 Ludogorets Razgrad II
2017–2018 Pomorie
2018–2019 Riga (assistant)
2019–2022 Zorya Luhansk (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veselin Branimirov Atanasov (Bulgarian: Веселин Бранимиров Атанасов; born 25 August 1975 in Varna) is a Bulgarian football coach and a former defender who is currently manager.[1] He has 3 caps at international level for the Bulgarian national team.

Career

In his club career, Veselin Branimirov played for Cherno More Varna (1994–95), Neftochimic Burgas (1995-05 and 2006) and Kazakhstani side Tobol (2005). In January 2007, at the age of 31, he retired from football because of a waist injury.

Coaching career

On 27 September 2017, Branimirov was appointed as manager of Second League club Pomorie.[2] Between 5 July 2018 and 5 February 2019 he was senior assistant coach of Viktor Skrypnyk in Latvian side Riga FC and won a double - champion of Latvian Higher League and a Latvian Cup winner for 2018 - first time in the history of the club. On 3 June 2019 he followed Skrypnyk on his new appointment with Ukrainian FC Zorya Luhansk. They finished third in 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Managerial statistics

As of 6 December 2015
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad II 1 July 2015 8 December 2015 17 5 3 9 029.41 22 26 -4
Total 17 5 3 9 029.41 22 26 -4

Club Playing Honours

Neftochimic Burgas

References

  1. ^ "Veselin Branimirov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ "ОФК "Поморие" с нов треньор" (in Bulgarian). ofc.pomorie.bg. 27 September 2017.

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