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Velin Kefalov

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Velin Kefalov
Personal information
Full name Velin Donchev Kefalov
Date of birth (1968-09-18) 18 September 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1992 Rozova Dolina Kazanlak 200 (12)
1992–1996 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 115 (29)
1997–1998 Vorskla Poltava 17 (0)
1997Vorskla-2 Poltava 1 (0)
1998–1999 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 7 (0)
1999–2000 Spartak Pleven 20 (0)
2000–2001 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 14 (2)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Etar 1924
2009–2010 Litex (assistant)
2010–2011 Etar 1924
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Velin Kefalov (Bulgarian: Велин Кефалов; born 18 September 1968) is a Bulgarian former football defender and manager. As of 2011, he was head coach of Etar Veliko Tarnovo,[1]

Career

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He was born in Kazanlak and started his career with the local team Etar Veliko Tarnovo. In 1997, he signed a contract for one year with the team from Ukrainian Premier League Vorskla Poltava. In 1998 Kefalov returned to Bulgaria – to Etar Veliko Tarnovo.

Managerial career

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After completing his playing career Kefalov began a coaching job. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Kefalov led Etar, and then became director of the Football School in Veliko Tarnovo. In the summer of 2009, he moved, at the invitation of coach Angel Chervenkov, to work as his assistant in Litex. His excellent training led the club to win the championship. In August 2010, Kefalov again took the position of head coach with Etar Veliko Tarnovo.

References

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  1. ^ "Велин Кефалов разочарован от новите, не ги взе за Гоце Делчев". BLITZ (in Bulgarian). 10 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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