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Milen Radukanov 
Personal information Full name Milen Radukanov Date of birth December 12, 1972 Place of birth Vidin, Bulgaria Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Botev Plovdiv (manager) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1991–1992 Bdin Vidin 1992–1996 CSKA Sofia 41 (0) 1994 → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 11 (0) 1996–1997 Spartak Pleven 24 (2) 1997–1999 Levski Sofia 45 (2) 1999 Naţional Bucureşti 16 (0) 2000–2003 Lokomotiv Sofia 75 (0) 2003–2004 Kastoria 18 (1) 2004–2005 Doxa Drama 21 (0) 2005–2006 Lokomotiv Sofia 9 (0) 2007 Rilski Sportist 10 (0) 2008 Nesebar 10 (0) 2008–2009 Levski Elin Pelin National team 1998 Bulgaria 1 (0) Teams managed 2010–2011 CSKA Sofia 2011– Botev Plovdiv * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Milen Radukanov (Bulgarian: Милен Радуканов) (born 12 December 1972) is a former Bulgarian footballer, who currently manages Botev Plovdiv.[1]
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Coaching career
CSKA Sofia
In 2010 he was appointed as CSKA Sofia's assistant coach and interpreter for the Romanian head coach - Ioan Andone.[2] Because of that fact he is known as the "Bulgarian Jose Mourinho".[3] Later he joins the coaching staff of Adalbert Zafirov, Pavel Dotchev and Gjore Jovanovski. Since October 21, 2010 he became temporary head coach of CSKA. The team showed nice results under his charge and he got assigned as permanent head coach. His assistants are Todor Yanchev (team's captain) and Svetoslav Petrov. He got in charge of the team, when they were 11th in the league and drove them to 3rd place at the end of the season. In addition, in the same season he managed to win the Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Supercup. In late October 2011, Radukanov vacated the position of head coach of CSKA Sofia after mutual consent just before the Eternal derby match.
Botev Plovdiv
On October 28, 2011, Bulgarian B PFG side Botev Plovdiv announced on their official website, that they have reached an agreement with Milen Radukanov to take over the manager position at the club.[4]
Honours
As a player
CSKA Sofia (1992–1996)
- Bulgarian Cup (1)
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- 1993
- Levski Sofia (1997–1999)
- Bulgarian Cup (1)
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- 1998
As a manager
- CSKA Sofia (2010-2011)
- Bulgarian Cup (1)
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- 2010-11
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- 2011
Managerial statistics
Team Nat From To APFG G W D L F A Goal +/- Win % CSKA Sofia October 2010 October 2011 30 23 4 3 63 20 +43 76.66 Botev Plovdiv October 2011 References
- ^ "Milen Radukanov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.milen.radukanov.120718.en.html.
- ^ "Milen Radukanov becomes coach in CSKA" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. http://cska.sportal.bg/statistics_manager_details.php?champ=1&team=17&season=69.
- ^ "The debut of the bulgarian Jose Mourinho" (in bulgarian). Sportal.bg. http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=266692.
- ^ "Milen Radukanov is the new head coach of Botev Plovdiv" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. http://www.botevplovdiv.bg/component/content/article/83-%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D1%88%D0%BE%D1%83/987-%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B2.
External links
- Milen Radukanov at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group players
- Liga I players
- Living people
- 1972 births
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players
- PFC Spartak Pleven players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- PFC Lokomotiv Sofia players
- Kastoria F.C. players
- PFC Nesebar players
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- People from Vidin
- Bulgarian football defender stubs
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