Filip Filipov (footballer, born 1971)

Filip Filipov
Personal information
Date of birth	31 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia (assistant manager)
Youth career
1988–1989	"Sliven"
1989	Cherno More Varna
1990–1991	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1991	CSKA Sofia
1991–1992	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
1992–1993	Yukong Elephant
1994–1995	CSKA Sofia
1995	Litex
1996	CSKA Sofia
1996	Antalyaspor
1996–1997	CSKA Sofia
1998–1999	Bucheon SK
2000	Slavia Sofia
2001	Marek Dupnitsa
Managerial career
2007	Bulgaria U-17
2007–2009	FC Vihren Sandanski
2009–2010	Kaliakra Kavarna
2011–	CSKA Sofia (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Filip Filipov (Bulgarian: Филип Филипов; born 31 January 1971), is a former Bulgarian football defender and current assistant manager of CSKA Sofia.

Club career

Filipov began his career at the local "Sliven".In the beg his first spell at PFC CSKA Sofia spanned a season(1990–91),when he moved to Lokomotiv GO,and then played shortly for Jeju United of South Korean K League, then known as Yukong Elephant and Bucheon SK,only to return to PFC CSKA Sofia for another year.He then spent some time playing in LEKS(Litex)before again returning to PFC CSKA Sofia for a third spell since December 1997.

Coaching career

In 2007 became coach of the youth national team in 17 years.,subsequently coach of FC Vihren Sandanski from November 2007 to September 2009, with some interruptions - especially memorable 2-1 victory over Litex in 2007/08g.,1-0 against PFC Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia,3-1 as the guest of PSFC Chernomorets Burgas 2008/09g season.,despite these victories the team left on 14 and dropped out in the "B" group.After a hesitant start in the Western "B" group in September Filipov was fired from FC Vihren Sandanski.A month later became coach of Kaliakra Kavarna in the East "B" group, led the team to first place, which automatically qualifies them in the "A" group.In the same season Kaliakra Kavarna reaches 1 / 2 final of the Cup of Bulgaria, successively removed Lokomotiv Plovdiv, PFC Marek Dupnitsa, PFC Cherno More Varna and eliminated on penalties by PFC Chernomorets Pomorie.The first season of "A" group in the history of Kaliakra Kavarna begins with a shock victory away to PFC Slavia Sofia 1-0,but after a few poor results of 06.oktomvri.2010g. is fired.^{[clarification needed]} In October 2011 is invoked by Dimitar Penev for assistant coach at the headquarters of CSKA Sofia.