Pavel Panov

Pavel Panov

Personal information
Full name	Pavel Georgiev Panov
Date of birth	14 September 1950
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1967–1968	Septemvri Sofia
1968	Spartak Sofia	8	(5)
1969–1981	Levski Sofia	299	(131)
1981–1982	Aris	25	(0)
National team
1971–1979	Bulgaria	44	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Pavel Georgiev Panov (Bulgarian: Павел Гeopгиeв Панов; born 16 September 1950 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968.

In 1969 he moved to Spartak Sofia. After the forceful union of Levski Sofia with Spartak in the late 1969 he became one of the best players in blue. In Levski he stayed twelve seasons, playing in 301 games and scoring 130 goals in the Championship. He played in forty-four games and scored thirteen goals for the Bulgarian National team^[1] with which he played in the World Cup tournament in 1974.

Panov has scored 22 goals in the European club competitions. Quarterfinalist for the Cup Winners' Cup in 1970 and 1977 and also for the UEFA Cup in 1976. One of the biggest Bulgarian players of the 1970s. Master of the free kicks. He also played for Aris FC^[2] before finishing his career in Haskovo. He coached Levski in 1986-1987 and again in 1989-1990. He also coached Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Bulgaria's national youth side, Botev Plovdiv, Septemvri, Lokomotiv Sofia. He was president of Levski's Sport-technical board.

Awards

• Bulgarian champion with Levski: 1969-1970, 1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1978–1979
• Bulgarian cup winner with Levski: 1969-1970, 1970–1971, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1978–1979
• Best goal scorer in Bulgaria in 1976-1977 with 20 goals
• Best player of Bulgaria in 1977

References

1. Mamrud, Roberto (2009-07-16). "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
2. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2005-05-11). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-15.

External links

• Pavel Panov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player Profile at LevskiSofia.info