Yasen Petrov

Yasen Petrov Petrov (Ясен Петров Петров; born 23 June 1968) is a Bulgarian former football player. His nickname is Giannini from Plovdiv.

Career
Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Petrov played for the PFC Botev Plovdiv, PFC Levski Sofia, PFC Slavia Sofia and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia. He also played for the Bulgaria national team.

Manager
He has managed PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, PFC Botev Plovdiv, and PFC Cherno More Varna. His most famous achievement as a coach is his debut for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, beating his old team and eternal city rivals Botev Plovdiv 4–0.

Levski Sofia
On 20 May 2010, Yasen Petrov was presented as a new head coach of Levski Sofia. He started great after a win in the Eternal Derby. Then after series of good matches, Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League after eliminating Dundalk F.C., Kalmar FF and AIK Fotboll. Levski was drawn in Group C, facing Gent, Lille and Sporting CP. At the end of the season, Levski Sofia finished 2nd and Petrov was released from the club.

Managing career abroad
Petrov has also worked as manager of teams in China.

Bulgaria
In January 2021, Petrov was appointed as manager of Bulgaria. His first match in charge of the team was a March 2021 World Cup qualifier against Switzerland, which Bulgaria lost by a score of 1:3. On 5 June 2022, Petrov resigned after a 2:5 loss against Georgia in a Nations League match.

Awards
Cherno More Varna: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C.:
 * As a player
 * Bulgarian Cup (2): 1992, 1995
 * As a manager
 * Bulgarian Cup:
 * (Runner-up): 2006
 * China League One:
 * (Runner-up): 2014