Stanimir Stoilov
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Stanimir Kolev Stoilov, nicknamed Murray, (Template:Lang-bg) (born 13 February 1967) is a former Bulgarian footballer, former manager of Levski Sofia, Litex Lovech and the Bulgarian national team. He is currently manager of FC Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League.
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Career
Player
Stoilov began his career at the local FC Haskovo, where he stayed until 1990. His first spell at Levski Sofia spanned for 2 years, between July 1990 and June 1992, when he moved to the Turkish club of Fenerbahche and then played shortly for Levski rival CSKA Sofia only to return to Levski Sofia for another year between July 1994 and June 1995. He then spent some time playing in Portugal and then for PFC Slavia Sofia before returning again to Levski Sofia for a third spell since July 1998 as a captain and assistant manager since July 2000.
Coach
In 2004, he became the manager of Levski, most notably leading the team to the UEFA Cup 2005-06 quarter final stage and then becoming the first Bulgarian club to ever reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League during the 2006–07 season.[1] He has also led the team to winning the national cup in 2005 and 2007, Bulgarian Supercup in 2005 and 2007 and the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 national championship.
Stoilov briefly coached the Bulgarian national under-19 side (2003–2004). In April 2007, Stanimir Stoilov was assigned as caretaker manager of the Bulgarian national football team for the matches against Belarus in June from the Euro 2008 qualification campaign. His side won the first match against Belarus in Minsk 2–0 on 2 June 2007 and the second in Sofia 2–1 on 6 June 2007.
On 7 May 2008, Stoilov was sacked from Levski Sofia together with his friend and colleague Nasko Sirakov. Before the 2008–09 season he took over at Litex Lovech. He led them to winning the Bulgarian cup in 2009, but quit after the club failed to reach the group stage of the Europa League.[2]
In the beginning of 2009, Stanimir was announced as the manager of Bulgaria.[3]
Stoilov didn't manage to get Bulgaria into the World Cup. After two draws with the main rival for the play-offs Ireland and a 2–0 victory against Cyprus Bulgaria's job was now even harder. After the summer of 2009 Bulgaria won against Latvia 1–0 in a friendly and against Montenegro with 4–1, Stoilov's got his first lost with the national team against Italy with 2–0. From that moment everything for Stoilov wasn't going well and he recorded a disappointing loss from Cyprus with 4–1. Bulgaria finished the campaign with a 6–2 win against Georgia. The draw for the UEFA Euro 2012 defined Bulgaria to play along with England, Switzerland, Wales and Montenegro.
2010 was a very disappointing year for Stoilov and Bulgaria. He recorded a series of weak results, including 5 losses and only 1 draw with South Africa in 6 games. On 7 September 2010, Bulgaria lost for the first time in 5 years in Sofia from Montenegro in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier with a score of 0–1. After this match Stoilov announced his resignation from his position as coach of the national team.
In the winter of 2012 Stoilov was appointed as a new manager of Botev Plovdiv. His official debut was on 1 March 2013 against Slavia Sofia in a 2:2 draw. In the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, Botev eliminated 2 teams, before losing to Stuttgart on away goals. On domestic level, Botev became only 2014 cup runner-up.
On 22 June 2014, Stoilov signed with FC Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League.[4] In the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Astana eliminated three teams to reach the play-offs, where they lost to Villarreal. The club won its maiden title in the 2014 season, despite being in third place when Stoilov had become its manager. Astana was entitled to play in the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, where Stoilov's team eliminated NK Maribor.[5] Astana beat HJK Helsinki in the third qualifying round and APOEL Nicosia in the play-off round. Thus, Stanimir Stoilov became the first Bulgarian to coach two teams in the group stage of the Champions League.[6] On 9 December 2015, Stoilov extended his Astana contract for another two years.[7]
Coaching philosophy
Stoilov's teams tend to emphasize possession football and good ball control and he has been praised for his openness to promoting young players from the junior squads to the senior team. He also played a part in reinvigorating the career of Hristo Yovov, who subsequently established himself as one of the key players for Levski Sofia in the mid 2000s.[8]
Manager
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | F | A | Win % | |||||
| Levski Sofia | Template:Flag icon | 1 June 2004 | Template:WDL | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | Template:Flag icon | 10 April 2007 | Template:WDL | ||||||||
| Litex Lovech | Template:Flag icon | 1 July 2008 | Template:WDL | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | Template:Flag icon | 1 January 2009 | Template:WDL | ||||||||
| Anorthosis Famagusta | Template:Flag icon | 27 December 2010 | Template:WDL | ||||||||
| Botev Plovdiv | Template:Flag icon | 1 January 2013 | Template:WDL | ||||||||
| Astana | Template:Flag icon | 23 June 2014 | Template:WDL | ||||||||
| Total |Template:WDL | |||||||||||
Honours
Player
Manager
- Template:Flag icon Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian League (2): 2006, 2007
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 2005, 2007
- Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2005, 2007
- Template:Flag icon Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2009
- Template:Flag icon Astana
- Kazakhstan Premier League (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
- Kazakhstan Super Cup (1): 2015
International competitions
- Quarter-finalist (1): 2005–06 with Levski
References
External links
Template:PFC Levski Sofia managers
Template:PFC Litex Lovech managers
Template:FC Astana managers
Template:Bulgaria national football team managers
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