- Petar Houbchev
Football manager infobox
playername = Petar Houbchev
fullname = Petar Houbchev
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|2|26
cityofbirth = Glozhene
countryofbirth =Bulgaria
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub = Unattached
position = Manager (former Defender)
youthyears =
youthclubs=
years = -1989
1989-1993
1993-1996
1996-2001
clubs = Litex Lovech
Levski SofiaHamburger SV Eintracht Frankfurt
caps(goals) =
065 (2)
107 (2)
nationalyears = 1984-1996
nationalteam = Bulgaria
nationalcaps(goals) = 035 (0)
manageryears = 2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2005
2006-2007
2008-
managerclubs = Bulgaria (Assistant)FV Bad Vilbel
Slavia Sofia
Eintracht Frankfurt Reserves
VfL Wolfsburg Reserves
pcupdate =March 3 2008
ntupdate =March 3 2008 Petar Houbchev ( _bg. Петър Хубчев) (born
26 February 1964 ) is aBulgaria n former football player, and since January 2008 manager of theVfL Wolfsburg reserve team. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup and also played at Euro 96.Born in the village of Glozhene,
Lovech Province , Houbchev initially began his career as a central defender at Osam Lovech (todayLitex Lovech ) and being called up for the national team while still playing inB PFG . He was subsequently bought byLevski Sofia in 1989 after 249 matches for Osam. He stayed inSofia until 1994, winning two titles and two national cups. His success during the 1994 World Cup meant he moved to German clubHamburger SV , a team he even captained. He then played forEintracht Frankfurt since 1997, where he finished his career at the age of 38 and continuesd as an assistant manager and reserves manager, having played 128 matches and scored two goals in the German Bundesliga, as well as 44 matches in the 2nd Bundesliga with another two goals.In 2002 Petar Houbchev became the assistant manager of the Bulgarian national team under head coach
Plamen Markov , and he helped Bulgaria qualify for the Euro 2004 tournament. He continued as an assistant manager under new Bulgaria national team managerHristo Stoichkov , and also briefly worked as Slavia Sofia manager in 2005.External links
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hubtchevpetar/ FussballDaten - German career statistics]
* [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/houbtchev.html Petar Houbchev at eintracht-archiv.de]
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