Nikolai Rusev

Nikolai Rusev

Personal information
Full name	Nikolai Ivanov Rusev
Date of birth	26 August 1956 (1956-08-26) (age 55)
Place of birth	Nesebar, Bulgaria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder (retired)
Club information
Current club	Nesebar (Manager)
Youth career
1966-1972	Nesebar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1972–1981	Nesebar
1981–1983	Chernomorets Burgas
1983–1986	Anagennisi Dherynia
1986–1989	APEP
1989–1990	Chernomorets Burgas
1990–1995	Nesebar
Teams managed
2001–2008	Nesebar
2008-	Nesebar (youth coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nikolay Ivanov Rusev (Bulgarian: Николай Иванов Русев, born August 26, 1956 in Nesebar, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian former football midfielder and currently manager of Nesebar.^[1] He is most famous for having played for Nesebar and Chernomorets Burgas.

Career

Rusev was born in Nesebar and started to play football at his hometown club Nesebar. He was promoted into the first team in 1972. He was transferred to Chernomorets Burgas in the 1981–82 season and scored 25 goals for the club. In 1983, Rusev moved to Anagennisi Dherynia. In his career he also played for APEP. He finished his career at his first club PFC Nesebar in 1995.

Honours

• Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 1989
• Bulgarian Supercup runner-up: 1989

Coaching career

After retiring in 1995, Rusev pursued a career as a coach. In July, 2001, he was appointed as a manager in his hometown club Nesebar. In 2008 he became a youth coach at the club. He had been appointed on 29 May 2010 again as a manager of PFC Nesebar to replace Georgi Vasilev who left after loss the play-off against Akademik Sofia with a result of 1:2 for promotion to the A PFG.

References

1. ^ UEFA.com - Aug 3, 2004

Persondata
Name	Rusev, Nikolai
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Date of birth	26 August 1956
Place of birth	Nesebar, Bulgaria
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