16 Facts About Luboslav Penev

1.

Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player, who manages CSKA 1948.

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2.

Luboslav Penev played as a forward for several clubs in Bulgaria and Spain.

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3.

Luboslav Penev started his career at CSKA Sofia in 1984, winning two Bulgarian League titles and four Bulgarian Cups.

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4.

Luboslav Penev made his first team debut in 1984, when he was only 18 years old.

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5.

Luboslav Penev was voted Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1988.

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6.

In Primera, Luboslav Penev played for four clubs: Valencia CF, Atletico Madrid, SD Compostela and Celta Vigo.

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7.

Luboslav Penev was the most efficient player of the "double squad" by scoring 22 goals in 44 games.

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8.

Luboslav Penev represented Bulgaria in 1996 European Football Championship in England and in the 1998 World Cup in France.

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9.

However, Luboslav Penev's resignation was not accepted, because the CSKA fans wanted him to stay.

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10.

On 1 November 2013, Lyuboslav Luboslav Penev extended his contract with the national team of Bulgaria for two years.

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11.

On 6 June 2014, Luboslav Penev was unveiled as the new manager of Botev Plovdiv, emphasising that his new duties will not in any way affect his commitment to the national team.

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12.

On 8 July 2014, Luboslav Penev left Botev Plovdiv after just one game to focus on the Bulgaria National Team.

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13.

In late April 2015, Luboslav Penev took over as coach of former club CSKA Sofia until the end of the season, replacing Galin Ivanov after the club had found itself in a difficult situation due to a string of unsuccessful performances that had started at the beginning of 2015.

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14.

Many of the top national team players have spoken out in favour of Luboslav Penev being reappointed as a national team coach - this is due to his tough and successful coaching.

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15.

Luboslav Penev was appointed as manager of CSKA Sofia for a third time on 8 February 2019, but resigned in early May due to disagreements with the club's board.

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16.

Luboslav Penev managed to secure the team's place in the top flight of Bulgarian football.

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