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In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Emilov and the family name is Popov.
Velizar Popov
Popov in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Velizar Emilov Popov
Date of birth
(1976-02-07) 7 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Defensive midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
Thanh Hóa (head coach)
Youth career
1982–1994
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1995–1996
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1996–1999
Hebar Pazardzhik
1999–2000
Spartak Plovdiv
Managerial career
1999–2002
Spartak Plovdiv (Youth Academy)
2002–2007
Cherno More (Youth Academy)
2007–2009
Cherno More (assistant coach)
2009–2010
Cherno More
2010–2011
FC Liberika
2011–2012
Costuleni
2012–2013
New Radiant SC
2013–2014
Sur SC
2014
Suphanburi
2015
Maldives
2016
Kelantan
2017
Sisaket
2018
Sur SC
2019–2022
Myanmar U23
2022–
Thanh Hóa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Velizar Emilov Popov (Bulgarian: Велизар Емилов Попов; born 7 February 1976) is a Bulgarian former professional player and current manager of V.League 1 club Thanh Hóa FC. Popov played for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Hebar Pazardzhik and Spartak Plovdiv.
Popov has managed 10 different teams in 8 different countries, including 2 national teams. His management style emphasizes an aggressive, high-intensity approach. Popov has worked in the Bulgarian Premier League in 2007–2010, Denmark Series in 2011, Moldova Premier League in 2011–2012, Maldives Premier League in 2013, Thailand Premier League in 2014 and 2017, Malaysian Super League in 2016, Oman Premier League in 2013–2014 and 2018, and Vietnam League 1 in 2022–2024, and also has managed 2 national teams – Maldives in 2015 and Myanmar Olympic in 2019–2022. In 2013 Popov became the first Bulgarian coach to win a treble abroad with a 100 percent winning record, reaching the quarter-finals in AFC Cup. In 2019, Popov's Myanmar won the group stage and the bronze medal at the South East Asian Games. In 2023, Popov led Thanh Hoa FC to the Vietnamese National Cup and Vietnamese Super Cup for the first time in club history. Popov has coached for over 24 years in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, managing more than 250 official games in domestic and international competitions in the last 15 years.
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