Velislav Vutsov

{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Velislav Vutsov | image = Vili vucov.jpg | image_size = 220px | fullname = Velislav Ivanov Vutsov | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 1977–1986 | youthclubs1 = Levski Sofia | years1 = 1986–1987 | clubs1 = Levski Sofia | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1988 | clubs2 = Spartak Varna | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 1989–1990 | clubs3 = Slavia Sofia | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 1990–1991 | clubs4 = Yantra Gabrovo | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1991 | clubs5 = Minyor Pernik | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1992 | clubs6 = Real Avilés | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1992 | clubs7 = Yantra Gabrovo | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 1993 | clubs8 = Spartak Varna | caps8 = 19 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 1994 | clubs9 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 1994–1995 | clubs10 = Akademik Sofia | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 1995 | clubs11 = St. Pölten | caps11 = 8 | goals11 = 1 | years12 = 1996 | clubs12 = Cherno More | caps12 = 17 | goals12 = 5 | years13 = 1996–1997 | clubs13 = Avtotreid Aksakovo | caps13 = | goals13 = | years14 = 1997–1998 | clubs14 = Cherno More | caps14 = 24 | goals14 = 4 | years15 = 1998–1999 | clubs15 = Spartak Varna | caps15 = 1 | goals15 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | manageryears1 = 1999–2000 | managerclubs1 = Spartak Varna | manageryears2 = 2000–2002 | managerclubs2 = Spartak Pleven | manageryears3 = 2002–2004 | managerclubs3 = Cherno More | manageryears4 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs4 = Marek Dupnitsa | manageryears5 = 2006–2008 | managerclubs5 = Kaliakra Kavarna | manageryears6 = 2008 | managerclubs6 = Levski Sofia | manageryears7 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs7 = Slavia Sofia | manageryears8 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs8 = Slavia Sofia | manageryears9 = 2014 | managerclubs9 = Botev Plovdiv | manageryears10 = 2018 | managerclubs10 = Tsarsko Selo | manageryears11 = 2022 | managerclubs11 = Krumovgrad | manageryears12 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs12 = Yantra Gabrovo | manageryears13 = 2025 | managerclubs13 = Hebar Pazardzhik | manageryears14 = 2026- | managerclubs14 = Minyor Pernik }}

'''Velislav Ivanov Vutsov''' (Bulgarian: Велислав Иванов Вуцов; born 19 July 1967) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He is also the son of former footballer Ivan Vutsov.<ref name="stays">{{cite web|title=Vutsov stays on at Pleven|publisher=UEFA|date=28 February 2002|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025e-0f9063b1144c-d2bbce76579a-1000--vutsov-stays-on-at-pleven/|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref>

==Career== Throughout his career, he has been the manager of the following football teams: Spartak Pleven,<ref name="stays"/> Spartak Varna, Yantra Gabrovo, Cherno More Varna,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cherno More add goalkeeper|publisher=UEFA|date=31 July 2002|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0187-0f843f2ed556-4293cad79423-1000--cherno-more-add-goalkeeper/|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref> Marek Dupnitsa,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sofia sides soar to the summit|publisher=UEFA|date=16 September 2004|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=229290.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024105723/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=229290.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2012|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref> Kaliakra Kavarna and Levski Sofia. On 8 May 2008 he was assigned as the new manager of PFC Levski Sofia, seeing his "dream posting" occur,<ref name="key">{{cite news|last=Hughes|first=Rob|title=Soccer: At a vulnerable time, European clubs in key qualifiers|work=International Herald Tribune|date=14 August 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/sports/14iht-SOCCER.1.15283855.html|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref> only to be fired after 2 official matches on 13 August 2008, after Levski Sofia's 0–1 home loss in Champions League qualifying to BATE Borisov.<ref name="key"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Levski Sofia coach resigns after BATE defeat|publisher=ESPNsoccernet. Reuters|date=13 August 2008|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=562642&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5901|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021175823/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=562642&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2012|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref>

On 8 March 2009, he began work as a sports commentator on the "Sports Mania" show alongside Krum Savov.<ref name="topsport1"/>

In late November 2012, he was appointed as the head coach of Slavia Sofia, replacing Martin Kushev. Vutsov was dismissed in June 2013.

==Personal life== He and his wife Svetlana have three sons - Ivan, Petar,<ref>{{cite web|title=Звездният ни рожденик: Вили Вуцов на 50|publisher=dnes.bg|date=19 July 2017|url=https://www.dnes.bg/photo/2017/07/19/zvezdniiat-ni-rojdenik-vili-vucov-na-50.347642|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> and Svetoslav,<ref>{{cite web|title=Георги Петков ще продължи футболната си кариера|publisher=topsport.bg|date=13 July 2020|url=https://topsport.bg/slavia/georgi-petkov-shte-prodalzhi-futbolnata-si-kariera.html|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> with the latter two also playing professional football. Vutsov is a graduate of the National Sports Academy and has a degree in sports journalism.<ref name="topsport1">{{cite web|title=Велислав Вуцов бе онлайн гост на Топспорт.бг |publisher=topsport.bg|date=10 June 2010|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/onlineinterview/id_1316669125|access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref>

==Manager==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %!!F!!A!!Goal +/- |- | Levski Sofia || May 2008 || August 2008 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0.00 || 0 || 2 || −2  |} {{updated| 17 May 2009}}, includes all official matches – Bulgarian League, Bulgarian Cup (+ overtime) and international tournament games.

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://en.levskisofia.info/coach/velislav-vutsov/ Profile at LevskiSofia.info]

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