Velizar Popov

Velizar Popov (Bulgarian: Велизар Попов; born 7 February 1976) is a former Bulgarian football player and current UEFA PRO Licensed Head Coach.

In his career as a player he has played for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Hebar Pazardzhik and Spartak Plovdiv.

Coaching career

Cherno More

Velizar Popov had been appointed on 16 September 2009 as the manager of Cherno More Varna to replace Nikola Spasov after two years of working as his assistant manager.

He made his debut as a football manager in the Bulgarian A PFG on September 20, 2009 in a match against Minyor Pernik. The youngest manager in the Bulgarian League led Cherno More in 36 appearances for the A PFG and 3 matches of the Bulgarian Cup. Velizar remains in history as the coach who reached the most expressive win of Cherno More against the leader in Bulgarian Championship (Levski Sofia). In December 2009 the sailors defeated the blue team with 4-1 in the Bulgarian Cup. In June 2010 Velizar Popov attracted in PFC Cherno more one of Brazilian superstar Mário Jardel, who was the most famous name ever having played in the Bulgarian league.