Nedelcho Matushev

Nedelcho Matushev

Personal information
Full name	Nedelcho Matushev
Date of birth	14 February 1962 (1962-02-14) (age 49)
Place of birth	Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Chernomorets Pomorie (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1982	Slavia Sofia
1982–1988	Neftochimik
1988–1989	Spartak Plovdiv
1989–1990	Neftochimik
1990–1991	Rozova dolina
1991–1994	Neftochimik
Teams managed
1995–1996	Neftochimik Reserves
1996–1998	Chernomorets Burgas (assistant)
1998–2000	Neftochimik Burgas Reserves U16 & U17
2000–2001	Nesebar
2001–2003	Neftochimic Burgas
2003–2006	Bulgaria U19
2006–2007	Bulgaria U21 and Spartak Varna
2008	Banants
2010–2011	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2011–	Chernomorets Pomorie
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nedelcho Matushev is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He play like central defender in his career and born on 14 February 1962 in Kardzhali.

In this moment Matushev is a head coach of Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) and previous worked in Neftochimic Burgas, Chernomorets Burgas, Nesebar, Spartak (Varna) and International teams of Bulgaria Under-21 and Under-19.

He is former footballer in Slavia, Neftochimic Burgas , where he spent most of his career, Spartak Plovdiv and F.C. Rozova dolina. As a player plays a central defender position and is characterized by intransigence on the ground, solid game with a head, excellent inclusions in pieces before the opponent's goal.

Matushev is a head coach who try to use the newest and most modern football theory and practice. He is not afraid to have young players and to work individually with them. Nedelcho likes to work with a strong midfield and to impose the game and to attack in both side with the wingers and the full backs. He developed a few players who are part of the Bulgarian national team as Blagoy Georgiev, Vladimir Gadzhev, Georgi Chilikov, Stoyko Sakaliev, Ivelin Popov (Gaziantepspor), Nikolay Dimitrov (Kasimpaşa), Valeri Domovchiyski (Hertha BSC), Vladislav Stoyanov (Sheriff). He worked with they in National Team U21 and U19.

Playing career

Matushev start to play professional football in Slavia for two years and after this moving to Bourgas and now is one of true legends in this club Neftochimic. With this team two times go to final of Cup of Bulgaria, but Neftochimic lost. This is in 1987 and in 1992.

Managerial career

Achievements: As coach:

2008: Final of the Armenian’s Cup

2008: 2nd place in the Armenian L1 Championship

2008: Participation to the 1st round of UEFA Cup

2006: 2nd place in LG Cup (U23) in Vietnam with Bulgarian National Team U21

2005: Winner of Portuguese’s "Teju Cup" (U 23) with Bulgarian National U21

2000: Final of Bulgarian’s Cup U16

1996: Winner of the L2 Championship

Practice's Education:

2003: 2 weeks trial at Sparta Prague (L1, Czech Republic)

2002: 2 weeks trial at Real Sociedad (L1, Spain)

Education:

Nedelcho holds the UEFA Pro License and a Football Master Degree from National Sports Academy

References

http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=243259

http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1801327225

http://sport.burgas24.bg/213699.html?shuser=3879

Persondata
Name	Matushev, Nedelcho
Alternative names
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Date of birth	19 July 1962
Place of birth	Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Date of death
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