| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | April 12, 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Chernokonevo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ENPPI Club (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1976 | Dimitrovgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976–1979 | Beroe | 76 | (32) |
| 1980–1986 | CSKA Sofia | 158 | (80) |
| 1986–1989 | Belenenses | 90 | (31) |
| 1989–1991 | Vitória F.C. | 64 | (22) |
| 1991–1993 | Estoril Praia | 39 | (7) |
| 1993–1994 | Olhanense | ||
| National team | |||
| 1978–1988 | Bulgaria | 59 | (15) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1993 | Estoril | ||
| 1993–1995 | Olhanense | ||
| 1997 | Belenenses | ||
| 2000–2002 | Bulgaria | ||
| 2002–2003 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2004 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2005–2006 | Kallithea F.C. | ||
| 2006–2008 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2009– | ENPPI Club | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stoycho Mladenov (Bulgarian: Стойчо Младенов) (born 12 April 1957 in Chernokonevo, Dimitrovgrad) is a Bulgarian former football player and as of recently the manager of ENPPI Club.
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Mladenov 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 17 March 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. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1983. He 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. He was also responsible for the victory that Belenenses had over Barcelona in the UEFA Cup of 1988 , when he stole the ball from Barcelona's defender Shuster and made a perfect assistance for Mapuata's goal. Nowadays he trains the most successful Bulgarian team CSKA Sofia. Financial problems at his favourite club CSKA Sofia pushed him away after a series of compromises he had done during his time there. He was recently fired as manager of Al-Ettifaq FC after the team failed to win in 4 consecutive games. His son Alexandar Mladenov is a professional footballer.
Mladenov made 59 appearances for Bulgaria, between 1978 and 1988 and scored 15 goals.[1] He played in four matches for his country at 1986 FIFA World Cup.[2]
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| Awards | ||
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| 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 |