Stoycho Mladenov

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Stoycho Mladenov (Bulgarian: Стойчо Младенов) (born April 12, 1957 in Chernokonevo,Dimitrovgrad) is a Bulgarian football player and football manager. He started from small teams like Dimitrovgrad and gradually moved to bigger teams like Cska Sofia. From there he went all around the world, however best moments of winning were in Portugal and also with his National Team. His best years were spent as a striker for CSKA Sofia. He also served the club as a manager and head coach.

Mladenov's nickname is "Liverpool's Executor" in honor of his winning goals against the European champion Liverpool FC in UEFA European Champions Cup 1/4 finals in season 81/82.

Mladenov's finest game as a player was on March 17, 1982, when he scored both of CSKA's goals as they beat Liverpool 2-0 in Sofia to knock the English giants out of the European Cup quarter-finals.

Mladenov played also in Portugal in several clubs like V.Setúbal,GD Estoril-Praia, Olhanense, but was in C.F. Os Belenenses where he achieved one third place in Portuguese football league and won a Portuguese Cup beatting Benfica in the final, after winning in the prior stages teams like FC Porto and Sporting CP.

His also responsible for the victory that Belenenses had over Barcelona in the UEFA Cup of 1988 , when he stills the ball from Barcelona's defender Shuster and makes a perfect assistance to Mapuata's goal. Nowadays he trains the Bulgarian Star team Cska Sofia.

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PFC CSKA Sofia – current squad

1 Bekono • 2 Nastić • 3 Tunchev • 5 Yanchev • 6 Kotev • 8 Dimitrov • 9 Garcés • 10 Georgi Iliev • 11 Gargorov • 12 Ivaylo Petrov • 13 Vujadinović • 14 Valentin Iliev • 15 Robert Petrov • 17 José Rui • 18 Petre • 20 Yurukov • 21 Udoji • 22 Pirgov • 24 Cássio • 27 Lanzaat • 28 Marquinhos • 29 Guèye • 30 Todorov • 84 Machado • 99 Nei • Manager: Mladenov

v • d • e Bulgaria squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Mikhailov • 2 Sirakov • 3 Arabov • 4 Petrov • 5 Dimitrov • 6 Zhelyazkov • 7 Iskrenov • 8 Sadakov • 9 Mladenov • 10 Gospodinov • 11 Getov • 12 Zdravkov • 13 A. Markov • 14 P. Markov • 15 Yordanov • 16 Dragolov • 17 Kolev • 18 Velichkov • 19 Pashev • 20 Kostadinov • 21 Dyakov • 22 Valov • Coach: Vutsov

Awards
Preceded by Radoslav Zdravkov	Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1983	Succeeded by Plamen Nikolov
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dimitar Dimitrov	Bulgaria national football team manager 2000 – 2002	Succeeded by Plamen Markov