Pavel Panov

Pavel Panov
Personal information
Full name	Pavel Georgiev Panov
Date of birth	14 September 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1968	Septemvri Sofia
1968	Spartak Sofia
1969–1981	Levski Sofia
1981–1982	Aris
International career
1971–1979	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pavel Georgiev Panov (Template:Lang-bg; born 16 September 1950) is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968.

In 1969 he moved to Spartak Sofia. After the forceful union of Levski Sofia with Spartak in the late 1969 he became one of the best players in blue. In Levski he stayed twelve seasons, playing in 301 games and scoring 130 goals in the Championship. He played in forty-four games and scored thirteen goals for the Bulgarian National team^[1] with which he played in the World Cup tournament in 1974.

Panov has scored 22 goals in the European club competitions. Quarterfinalist for the Cup Winners' Cup in 1970 and 1977 and also for the UEFA Cup in 1976. One of the biggest Bulgarian players of the 1970s. Master of the free kicks. He also played for Aris FC^[2] before finishing his career in Haskovo. He coached Levski in 1986–1987 and again in 1989–1990. He also coached Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Bulgaria's national youth side, Botev Plovdiv, Septemvri, Lokomotiv Sofia. He was president of Levski's Sport-technical board.

Awards

Bulgarian champion with Levski: 1969–1970, 1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1978–1979
Bulgarian cup winner with Levski: 1969–1970, 1970–1971, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1978–1979
Best goal scorer in Bulgaria in 1976–1977 with 20 goals
Best player of Bulgaria in 1977

References

^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bulgaria – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

External links

Panov.html Pavel Panov at National-Football-Teams.com
Player Profile at LevskiSofia.info

Awards
Preceded by Bozhidar Grigorov	Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1977	Succeeded by Rumen Goranov

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[1] Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bulgaria – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[2] Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

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