Asen Bukarev
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asen Ivanov Bukarev | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | → Haskovo (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 1998 | → Akademik Sofia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | CSKA Sofia | 89 | (16) |
| 2002–2003 | Cherno More | 25 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Levski Sofia | 48 | (4) |
| Total | 186 | (31) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2001 | Bulgaria U21 | 18 | (3) |
| 2001–2004 | Bulgaria | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Slavia Sofia (Assistant) | ||
| 2013– | Slavia Sofia (Manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Asen Ivanov Bukarev (Bulgarian: Асен Иванов Букарев) (born 7 February 1979) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He is currently manager in Slavia Sofia.
Bukarev was honoured as Footballer of the Year of Varna for 2002.
Career
Clubs
On the club level, Bukarev has played for PFC Haskovo (1997–1998), Akademik Sofia (1998), CSKA Sofia (1998–2002), Cherno More Varna (2002–2003) and Levski Sofia (2003–2006). He ended his career on 27-years old at the end of 2005-2006 season, because of a serious injury.
International career
Bukarev earned his first cap with Bulgaria in 2001 and has since earned 4 caps for his country.[1] For Bulgaria U-21 he played in 18 caps, scoring 3 goals.
Coaching career
In June 2009 he had been appointed as an assistant coach of Velislav Vutsov in Slavia Sofia.
On 31 May 2010 Bukarev left Slavia Sofia after the departure of manager Velislav Vutsov.[2]
Honours
CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup: 1998-99
Levski Sofia
- A PFG: 2005-06
- Bulgarian Cup: 2004-05
References
- ↑ Asen Bukarev at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "И Букарев си тръгна от Славия" (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 13 Jun 2010.
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