{{Redirect|Belchev|the Bulgarian singer and poet|Michail Belchev}} {{Short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Stamen Belchev | image =Stamen belchev.jpg | image_size =250px | caption = | fullname = Stamen Dimitrov Belchev | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Haskovo, Bulgaria | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1988–1994 | years2 = 1994–1996 | years3 = 1997 | years4 = 1997–2002 | years5 = 2000 | clubs1 = Haskovo | clubs2 = Lokomotiv GO | clubs3 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo | clubs4 = Haskovo | clubs5 = → Beroe (loan) | caps1 = 151 | goals1 = 47 | caps2 = 77 | goals2 = 15 | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 1 | caps4 = 104 | goals4 = 36 | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 351 | totalgoals = 99 | manageryears1 = 2010–2012 | manageryears2 = 2015 | manageryears3 = 2015–2016 | manageryears4 = 2016 | manageryears5 = 2016 | manageryears6 = 2016–2018 | manageryears7 = 2019–2020 | manageryears8 = 2020 | manageryears9 = 2021–2022 | manageryears10 = 2022–2024 | manageryears11 = 2024 | manageryears12 = 2025 | managerclubs1 = Lyubimets | managerclubs2 = Haskovo | managerclubs3 = Litex Lovech II | managerclubs4 = Litex Lovech | managerclubs5 = CSKA Sofia II | managerclubs6 = CSKA Sofia | managerclubs7 = Arda Kardzhali | managerclubs8 = CSKA Sofia | managerclubs9 = Arda Kardzhali | managerclubs10 = CSKA Sofia II | managerclubs11 = CSKA Sofia | managerclubs12 = Septemvri Sofia }} '''Stamen Belchev''' (Bulgarian: Стамен Белчев; born 7 May 1969) is a former Bulgarian footballer and football manager.
==Career== ===Manager career=== In March 2015, Belchev was appointed as manager of his hometown club Haskovo, succeeding Emil Velev.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=539589|publisher=sportal|title=Стамен Белчев е новият треньор на Хасково|date=2015-03-15|language=Bulgarian}}</ref> He was manager until the end of the season. Later, on July 13, 2015, he was announced as manager of Litex Lovech II, the reserve team of former Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech which competed in B Group, the second level of Bulgarian football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gong.bg/bg-football/b-grupa/stamen-belchev-poema-vtoriia-tim-na-liteks-336831|publisher=Gong.bg|title=Стамен Белчев поема втория тим на Литекс|date=2015-07-13|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>
On 27 November 2016, following the resignation of Edward Iordănescu, Belchev was appointed as interim manager of CSKA Sofia.<ref>{{cite web | title = Позиция на футболен клуб ЦСКА | url = http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=1822 | publisher = cska.bg | date = 27 November 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref> On 3 January 2017 he was appointed as a permanent manager of the team, signing a contract until the end of the season.<ref>[https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=641840 Официално: Стамен Белчев постоянен старши треньор на ЦСКА-София]</ref> In early June 2017, it was announced that Belchev would remain as manager for the next season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://topsport.bg/cska/ofitsialno-stamen-belchev-ostava-v-tsska.html|publisher=topsport.bg|title=Официално: Стамен Белчев остава в ЦСКА!|date=2 June 2017|accessdate=2 June 2017|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>
On 6 March 2019 Stamen Belchev was appointed as the new manager of Arda Kardzhali, after Stoev was signed with the Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad.<ref>[https://fcarda.bg/2019/03/06/%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D1%81-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80/ АРДА с нов треньор]</ref> After a successful period that culminated in the team's first ever promotion to the top flight of Bulgarian football, he parted ways with the club by mutual consent in April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://topsport.bg/arda/stamen-belchev-i-arda-se-razdeliha-po-vzaimno-saglasie.html#comment-section|publisher=topsport.bg|title=Стамен Белчев и Арда се разделиха по взаимно съгласие|date=14 April 2020|accessdate=14 April 2020|language=Bulgarian}}</ref> In June 2025 he was announced as the manager of Septemvri Sofia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parvaliga.bg/14441-stamen-belchev-e-noviat-trenyor-na-septemvri-sofia/|publisher=parvaliga.bg|title=Стамен Белчев е новият треньор на Септември (София)|date=6 June 2025|accessdate=3 August 2025|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|1 May 2018}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Team !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=8|Record |- !G !W !D !L !Win % !GF !GA !GD |- |align=left|Haskovo |align=left|27 March 2015 |align=left|30 June 2015 {{WDL|9|2|1|6}} |align=centre|5 |align=centre|18 |align=centre|–13 |- |align=left|Litex Lovech II |align=left|30 July 2015 |align=left|1 February 2016 {{WDL|17|4|4|9}} |align=centre|18 |align=centre|30 |align=centre|–12 |- |align=left|CSKA Sofia II |align=left|30 July 2016 |align=left|29 November 2016 {{WDL|13|7|3|3}} |align=centre|24 |align=centre|17 |align=centre|+8 |- |align=left|CSKA Sofia |align=left|29 November 2016 |align=left|1 May 2018 {{WDL|58|36|15|7}} |align=centre|115 |align=centre|42 |align=centre|+73 |- !colspan=3|Total {{WDLtot|97|49|23|25}} !align=left|162 !align=left|107 !align=left|+55 |}
==Honours== *3rd place in the football manager of the year in Bulgaria ranking - 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=Yotova, Ralitsa|publisher=topsport.bg|script-title=bg:"Ивелин Попов е "Футболист на годината" за трети пореден път!"|url=https://topsport.bg/bg-football/ivelin-popov-e-futbolist-na-godinata-za-treti-poreden-pat.html|date=7 January 2018|accessdate=19 January 2018|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}} {{PFC CSKA Sofia managers}}
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