{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{family name hatnote|Petrov|Genchev|lang=Bulgarian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Stanislav Genchev | image = stanislav_genchev_2019.jpg | upright = | caption = | full_name = Stanislav Petrov Genchev | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|20}} | birth_place = Dryanovo, Bulgaria | height = 1.85 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Botev Plovdiv | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo | years1 = 1998–2005 | clubs1 = Levski Sofia | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2000 | clubs2 = → Spartak Varna (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2000–2001 | clubs3 = → Velbazhd (loan) | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2003–2004 | clubs4 = → Cherno More (loan) | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2005–2008 | clubs5 = Litex Lovech | caps5 = 79 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2008–2011 | clubs6 = Vaslui | caps6 = 82 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2011–2013 | clubs7 = Ludogorets Razgrad | caps7 = 55 | goals7 = 9 | years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = Litex Lovech | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = AEL Limassol | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2014–2015 | clubs10 = Slavia Sofia | caps10 = 13 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2015–2016 | clubs11 = Montana | caps11 = 28 | goals11 = 1 | years12 = 2016–2017 | clubs12 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo | caps12 = 27 | goals12 = 2 | totalcaps = 425 | totalgoals = 42 | nationalyears1 = 2008–2010 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = | manageryears1 = 2016 | managerclubs1 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs2 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo | manageryears3 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs3 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2019 | managerclubs4 = Bulgaria (assistant) | manageryears5 = 2019–2022 | managerclubs5 = Ludogorets Razgrad (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2019 | managerclubs6 = Ludogorets Razgrad (interim) | manageryears7 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs7 = Ludogorets Razgrad (interim) | manageryears8 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs8 = Ludogorets Razgrad (interim) | manageryears9 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs9 = Lokomotiv Sofia | manageryears10 = 2023 | managerclubs10 = Botev Plovdiv | manageryears11 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs11 = Krumovgrad | manageryears12 = 2024 | managerclubs12 = Levski Sofia | manageryears13 = 2025–2026 | managerclubs13 = Lokomotiv Sofia | manageryears14 = 2026– | managerclubs14 = Botev Plovdiv }}
'''Stanislav Petrov Genchev''' ({{langx|bg|Станислав Петров Генчев}}; born 20 March 1981) is a Bulgarian former footballer and current manager of Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv.
==Club career==
===SC Vaslui=== thumb|right|300px|Genchev as a player in 2008 SC Vaslui signed Genchev as a free player, on 14 June 2008.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Genchev signed a three-year contract. He scored in his first game for SC Vaslui, in a 2–1 defeat against Neftchi Baku, scoring with a 25 metres shot. He played as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right midfielder, central defender and as a right defender, having some great performances. On 4 August, against Omonia Nicosia, he played for 10 minutes, as a goalkeeper, after Kuciak was sent off.
===Ludogorets Razgrad=== Genchev featured regularly for Ludogorets and was an important player for the team during the 2011/2012 season. On 18 November 2012, he scored a brace against Levski Sofia to help his team to a 2–1 win and enable it to reclaim the top spot in the A PFG table.<ref name ="genchev_achievements">{{cite web|url=https://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_978641917|title= Лудогорец" задържа палача на "Левски", договорът на Станислав Генчев ще бъде удължен |publisher=topsport.bg|date=18 December 2012|access-date=16 February 2013 | language = bg}}</ref>
On 2 June 2017, Genchev announced his official retirement as player.<ref>{{cite web | title = Станислав Генчев слага край на кариерата си | url = https://etarvt.bg/2017/06/02/stanislav-genchev-slaga-kraj-na-karierata-si/ | publisher = etarvt.bg | date = 2 June 2017 | language = bg}}</ref>
==International career== In March 2008, the Bulgarian national coach Plamen Markov called up Stanislav Genchev to Bulgaria national football team for a friendly match with Finland. On 26 March 2008, Genchev made his debut for Bulgaria. He played for 25 minutes and scored the winning goal in the 90th minute. The result of the match was 2–1 in favour of Bulgaria.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} Genchev's last call-up to the national team was in October 2011 (under caretaker manager Mihail Madanski) for a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales.
==Managerial career== In June 2023, Genchev was appointed as head coach of Botev Plovdiv.<ref>{{cite web|language=Bulgarian|author=Gochev, Boril|publisher=bntnews.bg|title=Станислав Генчев е новият старши треньор на Ботев Пловдив |url=https://bntnews.bg/news/stanislav-genchev-e-noviyat-starshi-trenyor-na-botev-plovdiv-1236358news.html|date=8 June 2023 |access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref> In August 2023, he was released from the team after a disappointing start to the season.<ref>{{cite web|language=Bulgarian|author=Kichukov, Simeon|publisher=dnevnik.bg|title=След само шест мача "Ботев" (Пловдив) се раздели с треньора си |url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2023/08/22/4520531_sled_samo_shest_macha_botev_plovdiv_se_razdeli_s/|date=22 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>
==Playing statistics==
===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Levski Sofia |1998–99 |2||1||0||0||0||0||2||1 |- |1999–2000 |1||0||1||0||1||0||3||0 |- |2001–02 |20||3||1||1||5||0||26||4 |- |2002–03 |17||1||8||1||6||0||31||2 |- |2004–05 |17||1||3||0||4||0||24||1 |- !Total !57!!6!!13!!2!!16!!0!!86!!8 |- |Spartak Varna (loan) |1999–00 |14||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||14||2 |- |Velbazhd Kyustendil (loan) |2000–01 |26||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||27||4 |- |Cherno More (loan) |2003–04 |29||4||3||1||colspan="2"|—||32||5 |- |rowspan="4"|Litex Lovech |2005–06 |27||1||2||1||9||0||38||2 |- |2006–07 |28||5||4||0||5||1||35||6 |- |2007–08 |24||2||4||0||4||1||33||3 |- !Total !79!!8!!10!!1!!18!!2!!107!!11 |- |rowspan="4"|SC Vaslui |2008–09 |34||3||3||1||6||2||43||6 |- |2009–10 |21||2||1||0||3||0||25||2 |- |2010–11 |27||0||0||0||2||0||29||0 |- !Total !82!!5!!4!!1!!11!!2!!97!!8 |- |rowspan="3"|Ludogorets Razgrad |2011–12 |27||6||4||1||0||0||31||7 |- |2012–13 |28||3||1||0||2||0||31||3 |- !Total !55!!9!!5!!1!!2!!0!!62!!10 |- |Litex Lovech |2013–14 |5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- |AEL Limassol |2013–14 |10||0||0||0||0||0||10||0 |- |Slavia Sofia |2014–15 |13||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||14||1 |- |Montana |2015–16 |28||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||32||1 |- |Etar Veliko Tarnovo |2016–17 |27||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||28||2 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !425!!42!!42!!6!!47!!4!!514!!52 |}
===International=== :''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 26 March 2008 || Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia || {{fb|Finland}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || Friendly |}
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|27 April 2026}} {| 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 |- |rowspan="1" align="left"| {{flagicon|BUL}} Etar Veliko Tarnovo |rowspan="1" align="left"|8 January 2017 |rowspan="1" align="left"|30 June 2017 {{WDL|28|10|11|7}} |align="center"|37 |align="center"|39 |align="center"|-2 |- |rowspan="3" align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Ludogorets Razgrad (interim) |rowspan="1" align="left"|9 September 2019 |rowspan="1" align="left"| 31 December 2019 {{WDL|20|13|5|2}} |align="center"|35 |align="center"|15 |align="center"|+20 |- |rowspan="1" align="left"| 28 October 2020 |rowspan="1" align="left"| 3 January 2021 {{WDL|11|5|1|5}} |align="center"|16 |align="center"|21 |align="center"|-5 |- |rowspan="1" align="left"|9 October 2021 |rowspan="1" align="left"| 3 January 2022 {{WDL|16|9|1|6}} |align="center"|32 |align="center"|21 |align="center"|+11 |- |rowspan="1" align="left"| {{flagicon|BUL}} Lokomotiv Sofia |rowspan="1" align="left"|25 May 2022 |rowspan="1" align="left"|6 June 2023 {{WDL|41|14|10|17}} |align="center"|50 |align="center"|56 |align="center"|-6 |- |rowspan="1" align="left"| {{flagicon|BUL}} Botev Plovdiv |rowspan="1" align="left"|8 June 2023 |rowspan="1" align="left"|22 August 2023 {{WDL|6|0|2|4}} |align="center"|3 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|-6 |- |rowspan="1" align="left"| {{flagicon|BUL}} Krumovgrad |rowspan="1" align="left"|28 October 2023 |rowspan="1" align="left"|31 May 2024 {{WDL|21|8|7|6}} |align="center"|32 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|+6 |- |rowspan="1" align="left"| {{flagicon|BUL}} Levski Sofia |rowspan="1" align="left"|1 June 2024 |rowspan="1" align="left"|16 December 2024 {{WDL|21|15|1|5}} |align="center"|38 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|+24 |- |rowspan="1" align="left"| {{flagicon|BUL}} Lokomotiv Sofia |rowspan="1" align="left"|30 May 2025 |rowspan="1" align="left"|Present {{WDL|33|10|11|12}} |align="center"|45 |align="center"|44 |align="center"|+1 |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|197|84|49|64}} !align="center"|288 !align="center"|245 !align="center"|+43 |}
==Honours== '''Levski Sofia''' * Bulgarian A Football Group: 2001–02 * Bulgarian Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
'''Ludogorets Razgrad''' * Bulgarian A Football Group: 2011–12, 2012–13 * Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12
'''Litex Lovech''' * Bulgarian Cup: 2007–08
'''Etar''' * Bulgarian Second League: 2016–17
'''FC Vaslui''' * UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008
===Individual=== * FC Vaslui Player of the Season: 2008–09
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://en.levskisofia.info/player/stanislav-genchev/ Profile at LevskiSofia.info]
{{PFC Botev Plovdiv squad}} {{First Professional Football League managers}} {{PFC Levski Sofia managers}} {{PFC Ludogorets Razgrad managers}}
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