Asen Bukarev

Asen Bukarev
Personal information
Full name Asen Ivanov Bukarev
Date of birth (1979-02-07) 7 February 1979
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levski Sofia (assistant)
Youth career
1990–1997 CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 CSKA Sofia 87 (14)
1997–1998 → Haskovo (loan) 14 (2)
1998 → Akademik Sofia (loan) 6 (0)
2002–2003 Cherno More 25 (4)
2003–2006 Levski Sofia 48 (4)
Total 180 (24)
National team
1998–2001 Bulgaria U21 18 (3)
2001–2004 Bulgaria 4 (0)
Teams managed
2008 Bulgaria U21 (Assistant)
2008 Levski Sofia (Scout)
2009–2010 Slavia Sofia (Assistant)
2011–2012 FC Montana (Assistant)
2012–2013 Slavia Sofia (Assistant)
2013 Slavia Sofia
2015–2016 Levski Sofia (Scout)
2016–2017 Levski Sofia (Assistant)
2017–2018 Levski Sofia (Director of Football)
2018– Levski Sofia (Assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Asen Ivanov Bukarev (Bulgarian: Асен Иванов Букарев) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He is currently working as an assistant manager of Levski Sofia.

Bukarev was honoured as Footballer of the Year of Varna for 2002.

Career

Clubs

On the club level, Bukarev has played for PFC Haskovo (1997–1998), Akademik Sofia (1998), CSKA Sofia (1998–2002), Cherno More Varna (2002–2003) and Levski Sofia (2003–2006). He ended his career as a 27-year-old at the end of the 2005-2006 season, because of a serious injury.

International career

Bukarev earned his first cap with Bulgaria in 2001 and has since earned 4 caps for his country.[1] For Bulgaria U-21 he played in 18 caps, scoring 3 goals.

Coaching career

In June 2009 he had been appointed as an assistant coach of Velislav Vutsov in Slavia Sofia.
On 31 May 2010 Bukarev left Slavia Sofia after the departure of manager Velislav Vutsov.[2] On 4 August 2017, following the departure of Nikolay Mitov, Asen Bukarev was appointed as caretaker manager of Levski Sofia.[3] He moved back to assistant role on 8 August, following the appointment of Delio Rossi as manager.[4]

Honours

CSKA Sofia

Levski Sofia

References

  1. ↑ "Asen Bukarev". National-Football-Teams.com.
  2. ↑ "И Букарев си тръгна от Славия" (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 13 Jun 2010.
  3. ↑ "Промени в треньорския щаб на клуба" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 4 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Официално представяне на Делио Роси като старши треньор на ПФК ЛЕВСКИ" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 8 August 2017.


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