 Penev withBulgaria | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitar Dushkov Penev | ||
| Date of birth | (1945-07-12)12 July 1945 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Mirovyane, Bulgaria | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 35 | (1) |
| 1964–1977 | CSKA Sofia | 329 | (24) |
| Total | 364 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1977 | Bulgaria | 90 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1979 | Dimitrovgrad | ||
| 1979–1983 | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 1983–1985 | Al-Yarmouk | ||
| 1985 | CSKA Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 1985–1990 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 1989 | Bulgaria | ||
| 1991–1996 | Bulgaria | ||
| 1997 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 1998 | Spartak Varna | ||
| 1998–2000 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2003 | Liaoning | ||
| 2007 | Bulgaria | ||
| 2008–2009 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2011–2012 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2019 | CSKA Sofia (consultant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dimitar Dushkov Penev (Bulgarian:Димитър Душков Пенев, born 12 July 1945) is a Bulgarianfootball coach and former player and central defender ofCSKA Sofia. He played 90 games forBulgaria national team and scored two goals.[1] He is regarded as one of his country's best ever defenders, winning Bulgarian footballer of the year in 1967 and 1971, he also participated in three world cups for his national team in 1966, 1970 and 1974.[2] He is Honorary President ofCSKA Sofia and semi-pro side Nottingham United FC.[3]
Penev is uncle of former Bulgarian international andnational team coachLyuboslav Penev.
Penev was manager of theBulgaria national team during the1994 FIFA World Cup, where his team reached the semi-finals and then lost the bronze medal game withSweden. Throughout his career as manager he demonstrated excellence in both tactics and team psychology. Penev's most notable quality was his ability to work well with young players. During his career at CSKA Sofia he discovered a lot of previously unknown or little-known talented youths and used them as a basis for a domestically and internationally successful squad. Amongst themHristo Stoichkov,Emil Kostadinov,Lyuboslav Penev,Martin Petrov,Stiliyan Petrov andDimitar Berbatov.[citation needed]
On 30 July 2007, he was appointed manager of the Bulgaria national team for the second time. Last he was the manager ofCSKA Sofia, but on 6 March 2009 CSKA fired the coach – the Bulgarian team decided to sub him with his nephewLyuboslav Penev, former player of CSKA Sofia,Celta Vigo,Valencia CF andAtlético Madrid.[4]
As of April 2007, Penev has been in charge of theBulgaria national team for 55 matches in total (25 wins, 15 draws, 15 losses, with a goal difference of 88:60).[5]
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