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{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Stoycho Mladenov
| image       = Stoicho mladenov 2011.jpg
| image_size  = 220
| fullname    = Stoycho Dimitrov Mladenov
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|4|12}}
| birth_place = [[Ploski (village)|Ploski]], [[Bulgaria]]
| height      = {{height|meters=1.78}}
| currentclub = [[FC Kaisar]] (manager)
| position    = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1974–1976
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Dimitrovgrad|Dimitrovgrad]]
| years1 =  1976–1979
| years2 =  1980–1986
| years3 =  1986–1989
| years4 =  1989–1991
| years5 =  1991–1993
| years6 =  1993–1994
| clubs1 =  [[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe Stara Zagora]]
| clubs2 =  [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| clubs3 =  [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]
| clubs4 =  [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória de Setúbal]]
| clubs5 =  [[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril Praia]]
| clubs6 =  [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]]
| caps1 =   76
| caps2 =  158
| caps3 =   90
| caps4 =   64
| caps5 =   39
| goals1 =  42
| goals2 =  80
| goals3 =  31
| goals4 =  22
| goals5 =  7
| totalcaps  = 427 | totalgoals = 182
| nationalyears1 =         1978–1988
| nationalteam1 =          [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| nationalcaps1 =    59
| nationalgoals1 =   15
|  manageryears1 =          1991–1993
| manageryears2 =  1993–1995
| manageryears3 =  1997
| manageryears4 =  2000–2002
| manageryears5 =  2002–2003
| manageryears6 =  2004
| manageryears7 =  2005–2006
| manageryears8 =  2007–2008
| manageryears9 =  2008–2009
| manageryears10 =  2009–2011
| manageryears11 =  2012–2013
| manageryears12 =  2013–2015
| manageryears13 =  2015
| manageryears14 = 2016
| manageryears15 = 2017–
| managerclubs1 =  [[G.D. Estoril-Praia|Estoril]]
| managerclubs2 =  [[S.C. Olhanense|Olhanense]]
| managerclubs3 =  [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]
| managerclubs4 =  [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| managerclubs5 =  [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| managerclubs6 =  [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]
| managerclubs7 =  [[Kallithea F.C.|Kallithea]]
| managerclubs8 =  [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| managerclubs9 =  [[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]
| managerclubs10 =  [[ENPPI Club]]
| managerclubs11 =  [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| managerclubs12 =  [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| managerclubs13 =  [[El Ittihad Alexandria]]
| managerclubs14 = [[FC Atyrau]]
| managerclubs15 = [[FC Kaisar]]
}}

'''Stoycho Dimitrov Mladenov''' ({{lang-bg|Стойчо Димитpoв Младенов}}; born 12 April 1957 in [[Ploski, Bulgaria|Ploski]], [[Blagoevgrad Province]]) is a [[Bulgarians|Bulgarian]] former football player who is currently manager of [[FC Kaisar]].

==Career==
Mladenov - a.k.a КОМИСИОНЕРА started from small teams like Dimitrovgrad and gradually moved to bigger teams like [[CSKA Sofia]]. From there he went all around the world, however his 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 F.C. 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 F.C.|Liverpool]] 2-0 in Sofia to knock the English giants out of the [[UEFA Champions League|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]] beating 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 [[Bernd Schuster|Schuster]] and made a perfect assist 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. In 2000, he was officially appointed by the [[Bulgarian Football Union]] as head coach of [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]. The team eventually finished in third place and was unable to qualify for [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. He was resigned from national team in 2002. In his initial stint at [[CSKA Sofia]] (between 2002 and 2003), Mladenov led the team to its first [[A PFG]] title in 6 years.<ref>{{cite web|author=Yolchev, Ivaylo|publisher=7sport.net|url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2003/05/12/forum/d3250_3.htm|title=Стойчо Младенов: титлата е най-сладка на Герена, мечтая за ЦСКА с 11 български футболисти, признава треньорът
|date=12 May 2003|accessdate=2 June 2015|language=Bulgarian}}</ref> In March 2012, he replaced [[Dimitar Penev]] as head coach of [[CSKA Sofia]] and led the team to a second-place finish during the 2011/2012 [[A PFG]] season.

On 4 January 2013 Stoycho Mladenov was sacked by [[CSKA Sofia]] - he was at [[CSKA Sofia]] for the third time as manager of the club.
<ref>http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=146567</ref> On 16 July 2013 Stoycho Mladenov was reappointed by [[CSKA Sofia]] - this was his fourth time at [[CSKA Sofia]].<ref>https://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-mladenov-eager-restore-winning-mentality-cska-sofia-152701398.html</ref> He resigned in March 2015 despite the successful season for the team, which was able to pose a challenge to [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] for the title. On 20 March 2015, Mladenov officially resigned as manager of CSKA Sofia once again.<ref>http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/soccer-bulgaria-cska-ivanov-idUKL3N0WQ32G20150324</ref>

In June 2016, Mladenov was appointed as manager of [[FC Atyrau|Atyrau]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Стойчо Младенов — главный тренер Атырау|url=http://www.sports.kz/news/stoycho-mladenov-glavnyiy-trener-atyirau|website=sports.kz|publisher=Sports KZ|accessdate=3 November 2016|language=Russian|date=6 June 2016}}</ref>

On 21 November 2016, Mladenov was appointed as manager of [[FC Kaisar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Главным тренером ФК «Кайсар» назначен Стойчо Младенов|url=http://fckaysar.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105:glavnym-trenerom-fk-kajsar-naznachen-stojcho-mladenov-2&catid=2&lang=ru&Itemid=101|website=fckaysar.kz|publisher=FC Kaisar|accessdate=18 December 2016|language=Russian|date=21 November 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
Mladenov made 59 appearances for Bulgaria, between 1978 and 1988, and scored 15 goals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Bulgaria - Record International Players|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bulg-recintlp.html|date=16 July 2009|accessdate=3 September 2009}}</ref> He played in four matches for his country at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|54319|Stoytcho Mladenov}}</ref>

==Honours==

===Player===
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} '''[[CSKA Sofia]]'''
** [[A Grupa|Bulgarian League]]: 4 times - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
** [[Bulgarian Cup]]: 2 times - 1983, 1985
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} '''[[C.F. Os Belenenses]]'''
** [[Cup of Portugal|Portuguese Cup]]: 1 time - 1989

===Individual===
* [[A Grupa|Bulgarian League]] Top Scorer: 1978 (with 21 goals)

===Coach===
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} '''[[CSKA Sofia]]'''
** [[A Grupa|Bulgarian League]]: 2 times - 2003, 2008
* {{flagicon|KSA}} '''[[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)]]'''
** [[Gulf Club Champions Cup]]: 1 times - 2008

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.stoycho-mladenov.com/gb Official site]
* [https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=195704240001 Career Statistics as a player] at foradejogo.net

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{{Succession box|before={{flagicon|BUL}} [[Radoslav Zdravkov]]|
title=[[Bulgarian Footballer of the Year]]|
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after={{flagicon|BUL}} [[Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)|Plamen Nikolov]]}}
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{{Succession box|title=[[Bulgaria national football team]] manager|before={{flagicon|BUL}} [[Dimitar Dimitrov (football manager)|Dimitar Dimitrov]]|after={{flagicon|BUL}} [[Plamen Markov]]|years=2000 – 2002}}
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