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Ivaylo Petev
Petev in 2010
Personal information
Full nameIvaylo Bogdanov Petev
Date of birth (1975-07-09) 9 July 1975 (age 50)
Place of birthLovech, Bulgaria
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
PositionMidfielder
Youth career
–1994Litex Lovech
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2002Litex Lovech86(15)
1995–1996→ Parva Atomna (loan)
1998→ Olimpik Teteven (loan)6(0)
1999→ Spartak Varna (loan)19(2)
2002Cherno More Varna10(1)
2003Litex Lovech3(0)
2003–2004Spartak Varna13(3)
2004–2005Rodopa Smolyan28(4)
2006Dunav Ruse26(2)
2007Marek Dupnitsa10(1)
2007Trikala22(1)
2008–2009Lyubimets28(5)
2009–2010Etar 192423(5)
Total274(39)
Managerial career
2008–2009Lyubimets
2010–2013Ludogorets Razgrad
2013Levski Sofia
2013–2014AEL Limassol
2014–2016Bulgaria
2016–2017Dinamo Zagreb
2017–2018Omonia
2018–2019Al Qadsiah
2019–2020Jagiellonia Białystok
2021–2022Bosnia and Herzegovina
2023Ludogorets Razgrad
2023–2024Universitatea Craiova
2025Baniyas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivaylo Bogdanov Petev (Bulgarian: Ивайло Богданов Петев; born 9 July 1975) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Petev spent his whole career playing in Bulgaria, apart from a season at Greek club Trikala. He was most successful early in his career with hometown club Litex Lovech.

After finishing his playing career, Petev became a manager, managing and having the most success at Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad. He also worked as a manager in Cyprus, Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Poland. Petev worked as head coach of the Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina national team as well.

Playing career

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Petev previously played as a midfielder for Litex Lovech, Spartak Varna, Rodopa Smolyan and Marek Dupnitsa.[1]

Managerial career

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Ludogorets Razgrad

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After a short spell at Lyubimets as a player-manager in 2009, Petev was appointed as manager of Ludogorets Razgrad, following Kiril Domuschiev's purchase of the club. He managed to lead the team to a promotion to the top division of Bulgarian football, followed by two A Group titles (the first in the club's history), a Bulgarian Cup and a Bulgarian Supercup. On 21 July 2013, Ludogorets replaced Petev with Stoycho Stoev after poor performances against Lyubimets and Slovan Bratislava in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.[2]

Levski Sofia

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On 8 October 2013, Petev became manager of Levski Sofia, which proved unpopular because of his past club allegiances. At his public unveiling, gathered Levski supporters stripped off his shirt in front of the press, which led to Petev's resignation a day later.[3][4][5][6]

AEL Limassol

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In October 2013, Petev signed a contract with Cypriot side AEL Limassol. He led AEL to the first place in the regular season's league table, three points ahead of Apollon Limassol and APOEL Nicosia, which resulted in the qualification for the play-offs. Although leading the group until the last round, AEL lost the title in the decisive match against APOEL. Despite the defeat, AEL qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League season. Petev led the team to a 1–0 win against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, but his team failed to keep the advantage and lost the second leg 0–3, thus being eliminated and placed in the UEFA Europa League. AEL were drawn against English team, Tottenham Hotspur, but were eliminated after losing 5–1 on aggregate.

Bulgaria

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In December 2014, Petev was officially appointed by the Bulgarian Football Union as head coach of the Bulgaria national team.[7] In his first official game in charge, Bulgaria played a 2–2 draw at home against Italy despite leading until the 84th minute thanks to first half goals from Ivelin Popov and Iliyan Mitsanski. The team eventually finished in fourth place and was unable to qualify for UEFA Euro 2016. During his tenure, Petev was interested in strengthening the national side by securing the services of a number of foreign-born players with Bulgarian roots such as Borys Tashchy and Nikola Vujadinović, though some issues, mainly relating to the paperwork, prevented them from making their debuts.[8]

Dinamo Zagreb

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On 27 September 2016, Petev became manager of Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb. He was sacked on 13 July 2017, after Dinamo finished the season trophyless for the first time in twelve years, and after he fell out with several players including Ante Ćorić, Sammir and Junior Fernandes.[9]

Short tenures in Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and Poland

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After Dinamo, Petev worked as a manager at Cypriot club Omonia, Saudi Arabian side Al Qadsiah,[10] and Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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On 21 January 2021, it was announced that the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA had named Petev as the new Bosnia and Herzegovina national team head coach, ahead of the country's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[11]

He debuted as head coach on 24 March 2021, in a World Cup qualifier game against Finland, which ended as a 2–2 draw.[12] By the end of the qualifying campaign, Bosnia and Herzegovina won only seven points, making it the worst qualifying campaign in their history.[13][14] On 23 September 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina topped their group in the UEFA Nations League, and got promoted to League A.[15]

Despite promoting the team to the UEFA Nations League A, Petev's contract expired and he was released from his duties as head coach in December 2022, before the start of Bosnia and Herzegovina's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.[16][17]

Return to Ludogorets

[edit]

In March 2023, Petev once again took over as manager of Ludogorets Razgrad, succeeding Ante Šimundža.[18]

Universitatea Craiova

[edit]

In November 2023, Petev became the head coach of Liga I side Universitatea Craiova.[19]

Baniyas

[edit]

In May 2025, Petev was appointed as head coach of UAE Pro League club Baniyas.[20]

Personal life

[edit]

In December 2014, Petev appeared on Slavi's Show. He is married and has a daughter.[21]

Managerial statistics

[edit]
As of 19 September 2025[22]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNat.FromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ludogorets RazgradBulgaria1 July 201021 July 20139462191318666+120065.96
Levski SofiaBulgaria8 October 20139 October 2013000000+0!—
AEL LimassolCyprus25 October 201317 November 20144326897840+38060.47
BulgariaBulgaria17 December 201427 September 2016135261425−11038.46
Dinamo ZagrebCroatia29 September 201613 July 20173523576026+34065.71
OmoniaCyprus14 December 201721 March 2018158163121+10053.33
Al QadsiahSaudi Arabia5 November 201810 March 2019155281720−3033.33
Jagiellonia BiałystokPoland30 December 201931 July 2020176561725−8035.29
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina21 January 202131 December 2022206771924−5030.00
Ludogorets RazgradBulgaria7 March 202327 October 202342255128949+40059.52
Universitatea CraiovaRomania7 November 202310 April 20242010553427+7050.00
BaniyasUnited Arab Emirates28 May 202519 September 20256015211−9000.00
Total3191766083547333+214055.17

Honours

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Player

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Litex Lovech

Manager

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Ludogorets Razgrad

Dinamo Zagreb

References

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  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Ivaylo Petev Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Soccer-Ludogorets sack coach Petev one game into new season - Yahoo Sports". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Ивайло Петев си тръгна завинаги от "Левски"!". topsport.bg. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Levski Sofia coach Petev quits club after fan altercation". BBC Sport. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  5. ^ Скандал! Петев съблечен гол и изгонен от феновете на Левски!. nqkoi nqkoisi. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Fans of Levski Sofia took off clothes of the coach and kicked him out of the press conference. BulgarianFootball. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Kichukov, Simeon (30 June 2022). "Търси се треньор: как националният отбор се върти в омагьосан кръг" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Хубчев се отказа от чужденците. Селекционерът замразява натурализирането на Ташчъ" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Ivajlo Petev više nije trener Dinama: Poznat njegov nasljednik!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  10. ^ نادي القادسية السعودي [@qadisiyah1967] (10 March 2019). "🔘 ادارة النادي تنهي بالتراضي عقد البلغاري بيتيفا ومساعدية وتقدم الشكر لهم" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ N.K. (21 January 2021). "Bugarin Ivaylo Petev je novi selektor nogometne reprezentacije BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. ^ E.B. (24 March 2021). "Zmajevi remijem u Finskoj počeli kvalifikacije za Svjetsko prvenstvo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Veliko razočaranje u susjedstvu! Bivši trener Dinama na udaru: 'Neću odgovoriti, jako si negativan'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  14. ^ Ibrulj, Saša (18 November 2021). "Kako je (opet) propala BiH". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  15. ^ Ibrulj, Saša (24 September 2022). "Petev: U se i u svoje kljuse". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  16. ^ E. Ganibegović (25 December 2022). "Kraj saradnje: Ivaylo Petev bivši". Sportsport (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  17. ^ Ibrulj, Saša (5 January 2023). "Djed Mraz u BiH nogometu". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Официално: Ивайло Петев се завърна в Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Ivaylo Petev, prezentat oficial la Universitatea Craiova! "E echipa care m-a dorit cel mai mult"" (in Romanian). Eurosport. 7 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Baniyas signs Bulgarian Ivaylo Petev as new Head Coach". Baniyas Club. 28 May 2025.
  21. ^ Dimitrov, Milen (13 May 2016). "Ивайло Петев: aз да се откажа? Абсурд". vitoshanews.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov". Sofascore (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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    Ivaylo Petev
    Petev in 2010
    Personal information
    Full nameIvaylo Bogdanov Petev
    Date of birth (1975-07-09) 9 July 1975 (age 50)
    Place of birthLovech, Bulgaria
    Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
    PositionMidfielder
    Youth career
    –1994Litex Lovech
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    1996–2002Litex Lovech86(15)
    1995–1996→ Parva Atomna (loan)
    1998→ Olimpik Teteven (loan)6(0)
    1999→ Spartak Varna (loan)19(2)
    2002Cherno More Varna10(1)
    2003Litex Lovech3(0)
    2003–2004Spartak Varna13(3)
    2004–2005Rodopa Smolyan28(4)
    2006Dunav Ruse26(2)
    2007Marek Dupnitsa10(1)
    2007Trikala22(1)
    2008–2009Lyubimets28(5)
    2009–2010Etar 192423(5)
    Total274(39)
    Managerial career
    2008–2009Lyubimets
    2010–2013Ludogorets Razgrad
    2013Levski Sofia
    2013–2014AEL Limassol
    2014–2016Bulgaria
    2016–2017Dinamo Zagreb
    2017–2018Omonia
    2018–2019Al Qadsiah
    2019–2020Jagiellonia Białystok
    2021–2022Bosnia and Herzegovina
    2023Ludogorets Razgrad
    2023–2024Universitatea Craiova
    2025Baniyas
    * Club domestic league appearances and goals

    Ivaylo Bogdanov Petev (Bulgarian: Ивайло Богданов Петев; born 9 July 1975) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

    Petev spent his whole career playing in Bulgaria, apart from a season at Greek club Trikala. He was most successful early in his career with hometown club Litex Lovech.

    After finishing his playing career, Petev became a manager, managing and having the most success at Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad. He also worked as a manager in Cyprus, Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Poland. Petev worked as head coach of the Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina national team as well.

    Playing career

    Petev previously played as a midfielder for Litex Lovech, Spartak Varna, Rodopa Smolyan and Marek Dupnitsa.[1]

    Managerial career

    Ludogorets Razgrad

    After a short spell at Lyubimets as a player-manager in 2009, Petev was appointed as manager of Ludogorets Razgrad, following Kiril Domuschiev's purchase of the club. He managed to lead the team to a promotion to the top division of Bulgarian football, followed by two A Group titles (the first in the club's history), a Bulgarian Cup and a Bulgarian Supercup. On 21 July 2013, Ludogorets replaced Petev with Stoycho Stoev after poor performances against Lyubimets and Slovan Bratislava in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.[2]

    Levski Sofia

    On 8 October 2013, Petev became manager of Levski Sofia, which proved unpopular because of his past club allegiances. At his public unveiling, gathered Levski supporters stripped off his shirt in front of the press, which led to Petev's resignation a day later.[3][4][5][6]

    AEL Limassol

    In October 2013, Petev signed a contract with Cypriot side AEL Limassol. He led AEL to the first place in the regular season's league table, three points ahead of Apollon Limassol and APOEL Nicosia, which resulted in the qualification for the play-offs. Although leading the group until the last round, AEL lost the title in the decisive match against APOEL. Despite the defeat, AEL qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League season. Petev led the team to a 1–0 win against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, but his team failed to keep the advantage and lost the second leg 0–3, thus being eliminated and placed in the UEFA Europa League. AEL were drawn against English team, Tottenham Hotspur, but were eliminated after losing 5–1 on aggregate.

    Bulgaria

    In December 2014, Petev was officially appointed by the Bulgarian Football Union as head coach of the Bulgaria national team.[7] In his first official game in charge, Bulgaria played a 2–2 draw at home against Italy despite leading until the 84th minute thanks to first half goals from Ivelin Popov and Iliyan Mitsanski. The team eventually finished in fourth place and was unable to qualify for UEFA Euro 2016. During his tenure, Petev was interested in strengthening the national side by securing the services of a number of foreign-born players with Bulgarian roots such as Borys Tashchy and Nikola Vujadinović, though some issues, mainly relating to the paperwork, prevented them from making their debuts.[8]

    Dinamo Zagreb

    On 27 September 2016, Petev became manager of Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb. He was sacked on 13 July 2017, after Dinamo finished the season trophyless for the first time in twelve years, and after he fell out with several players including Ante Ćorić, Sammir and Junior Fernandes.[9]

    Short tenures in Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and Poland

    After Dinamo, Petev worked as a manager at Cypriot club Omonia, Saudi Arabian side Al Qadsiah,[10] and Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok.

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    On 21 January 2021, it was announced that the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA had named Petev as the new Bosnia and Herzegovina national team head coach, ahead of the country's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[11]

    He debuted as head coach on 24 March 2021, in a World Cup qualifier game against Finland, which ended as a 2–2 draw.[12] By the end of the qualifying campaign, Bosnia and Herzegovina won only seven points, making it the worst qualifying campaign in their history.[13][14] On 23 September 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina topped their group in the UEFA Nations League, and got promoted to League A.[15]

    Despite promoting the team to the UEFA Nations League A, Petev's contract expired and he was released from his duties as head coach in December 2022, before the start of Bosnia and Herzegovina's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.[16][17]

    Return to Ludogorets

    In March 2023, Petev once again took over as manager of Ludogorets Razgrad, succeeding Ante Šimundža.[18]

    Universitatea Craiova

    In November 2023, Petev became the head coach of Liga I side Universitatea Craiova.[19]

    Baniyas

    In May 2025, Petev was appointed as head coach of UAE Pro League club Baniyas.[20]

    Personal life

    In December 2014, Petev appeared on Slavi's Show. He is married and has a daughter.[21]

    Managerial statistics

    As of 19 September 2025[22]
    Managerial record by team and tenure
    TeamNat.FromToRecord
    GWDLGFGAGDWin %
    Ludogorets RazgradBulgaria1 July 201021 July 20139462191318666+120065.96
    Levski SofiaBulgaria8 October 20139 October 2013000000+0!—
    AEL LimassolCyprus25 October 201317 November 20144326897840+38060.47
    BulgariaBulgaria17 December 201427 September 2016135261425−11038.46
    Dinamo ZagrebCroatia29 September 201613 July 20173523576026+34065.71
    OmoniaCyprus14 December 201721 March 2018158163121+10053.33
    Al QadsiahSaudi Arabia5 November 201810 March 2019155281720−3033.33
    Jagiellonia BiałystokPoland30 December 201931 July 2020176561725−8035.29
    Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina21 January 202131 December 2022206771924−5030.00
    Ludogorets RazgradBulgaria7 March 202327 October 202342255128949+40059.52
    Universitatea CraiovaRomania7 November 202310 April 20242010553427+7050.00
    BaniyasUnited Arab Emirates28 May 202519 September 20256015211−9000.00
    Total3191766083547333+214055.17

    Honours

    Player

    Litex Lovech

    Manager

    Ludogorets Razgrad

    Dinamo Zagreb

    References

    1. ^ "Stats Centre: Ivaylo Petev Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
    2. ^ "Soccer-Ludogorets sack coach Petev one game into new season - Yahoo Sports". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
    3. ^ "Ивайло Петев си тръгна завинаги от "Левски"!". topsport.bg. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
    4. ^ "Levski Sofia coach Petev quits club after fan altercation". BBC Sport. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
    5. ^ Скандал! Петев съблечен гол и изгонен от феновете на Левски!. nqkoi nqkoisi. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via YouTube.
    6. ^ Fans of Levski Sofia took off clothes of the coach and kicked him out of the press conference. BulgarianFootball. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via YouTube.
    7. ^ Kichukov, Simeon (30 June 2022). "Търси се треньор: как националният отбор се върти в омагьосан кръг" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
    8. ^ "Хубчев се отказа от чужденците. Селекционерът замразява натурализирането на Ташчъ" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
    9. ^ "Ivajlo Petev više nije trener Dinama: Poznat njegov nasljednik!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
    10. ^ نادي القادسية السعودي [@qadisiyah1967] (10 March 2019). "🔘 ادارة النادي تنهي بالتراضي عقد البلغاري بيتيفا ومساعدية وتقدم الشكر لهم" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Twitter.
    11. ^ N.K. (21 January 2021). "Bugarin Ivaylo Petev je novi selektor nogometne reprezentacije BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
    12. ^ E.B. (24 March 2021). "Zmajevi remijem u Finskoj počeli kvalifikacije za Svjetsko prvenstvo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
    13. ^ "Veliko razočaranje u susjedstvu! Bivši trener Dinama na udaru: 'Neću odgovoriti, jako si negativan'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
    14. ^ Ibrulj, Saša (18 November 2021). "Kako je (opet) propala BiH". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
    15. ^ Ibrulj, Saša (24 September 2022). "Petev: U se i u svoje kljuse". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
    16. ^ E. Ganibegović (25 December 2022). "Kraj saradnje: Ivaylo Petev bivši". Sportsport (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
    17. ^ Ibrulj, Saša (5 January 2023). "Djed Mraz u BiH nogometu". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
    18. ^ "Официално: Ивайло Петев се завърна в Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
    19. ^ "Ivaylo Petev, prezentat oficial la Universitatea Craiova! "E echipa care m-a dorit cel mai mult"" (in Romanian). Eurosport. 7 November 2023.
    20. ^ "Baniyas signs Bulgarian Ivaylo Petev as new Head Coach". Baniyas Club. 28 May 2025.
    21. ^ Dimitrov, Milen (13 May 2016). "Ивайло Петев: aз да се откажа? Абсурд". vitoshanews.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
    22. ^ "Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov". Sofascore (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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