Plamen Markov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Plamen Markov Markov | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Sevlievo, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1973 | Rakovski Sevlievo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1975 | Rakovski Sevlievo | ||
1975–1985 | CSKA Sofia | 235 | (42) |
1985–1987 | Metz | 69 | (10) |
1987–1990 | Grenoble | 55 | (13) |
International career | |||
1978–1986 | Bulgaria | 38 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
1988–1989 | Grenoble | ||
1991–1992 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
1995 | CSKA Sofia | ||
1996–1997 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
1997–1998 | Minyor Pernik | ||
1998–2001 | Vidima Rakovski | ||
2001–2004 | Bulgaria | ||
2005–2006 | Vidima Rakovski | ||
2006–2007 | CSKA Sofia | ||
2007 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
2008 | Bulgaria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Plamen Markov Markov -Пламен Марков Марков-, (born 11 September 1957) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Bulgaria and France. He played for the Bulgaria national team at international level.
Playing career
Markov was born in Sevlievo. He played for the Bulgaria national team on 32 occasions, including a match in the 1986 World Cup against Argentina.
In June 1985 he moved from CSKA Sofia to join French club FC Metz, playing 87 matches for them. After the 1986–87 season he transferred to Grenoble. He retired as a player in 1990.
Coaching career
His first coaching job came with Grenoble, and he was later in charge at his former club, CSKA Sofia, but he was sacked in 1995.
In 2001, he was appointed as coach of the Bulgaria national team. He stepped down as coach of Bulgaria after the Euro 2004 tournament.
He was reappointed as Bulgaria coach in January 2008, but was sacked in December 2008 following three draws in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
Personal life
Markov is married and has two daughters.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgarian football managers
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- FC Metz players
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- Grenoble Foot 38 managers
- UEFA Euro 2004 managers
- Ligue 1 players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- PFC CSKA Sofia managers
- Bulgaria national football team managers
- People from Sevlievo
- Sportspeople from Gabrovo Province
- Bulgarian expatriate football managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Yantra Gabrovo managers
- Expatriate football managers in Morocco
- Wydad AC managers
- Botola managers
- Bulgarian football midfielder stubs