Asen Bukarev
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asen Ivanov Bukarev | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | CSKA Sofia | 87 | (14) |
| 1997–1998 | → Haskovo (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 1998 | → Akademik Sofia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Cherno More | 25 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Levski Sofia | 48 | (4) |
| Total | 180 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Bulgaria U21 | 18 | (3) |
| 2001–2004 | Bulgaria | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Bulgaria U21 (Assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Levski Sofia (Scout) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Slavia Sofia (Assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | FC Montana (Assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Slavia Sofia (Assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Levski Sofia (Scout) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Levski Sofia (Assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Levski Sofia (Director of Football) | ||
| 2018– | Levski Sofia (Assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Asen Ivanov Bukarev (Bulgarian: Асен Иванов Букарев) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He is currently working as an assistant manager of Levski Sofia.
Bukarev was honoured as Footballer of the Year of Varna for 2002.
Career
Clubs
On the club level, Bukarev has played for PFC Haskovo (1997–1998), Akademik Sofia (1998), CSKA Sofia (1998–2002), Cherno More Varna (2002–2003) and Levski Sofia (2003–2006). He ended his career as a 27-year-old at the end of the 2005-2006 season, because of a serious injury.
International career
Bukarev earned his first cap with Bulgaria in 2001 and has since earned 4 caps for his country.[1] For Bulgaria U-21 he played in 18 caps, scoring 3 goals.
Coaching career
In June 2009 he had been appointed as an assistant coach of Velislav Vutsov in Slavia Sofia.
On 31 May 2010 Bukarev left Slavia Sofia after the departure of manager Velislav Vutsov.[2]
On 4 August 2017, following the departure of Nikolay Mitov, Asen Bukarev was appointed as caretaker manager of Levski Sofia.[3] He moved back to assistant role on 8 August, following the appointment of Delio Rossi as manager.[4]
Honours
CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup: 1998-99
Levski Sofia
- A PFG: 2005-06
- Bulgarian Cup: 2004-05
References
- ^ "Asen Bukarev". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ "И Букарев си тръгна от Славия" (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 13 Jun 2010.
- ^ "Промени в треньорския щаб на клуба" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Официално представяне на Делио Роси като старши треньор на ПФК ЛЕВСКИ" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 8 August 2017.
External links
- Asen Bukarev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Asen Bukarev at FootballDatabase.eu
- Profile at Levskisofia.info
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