- Pavel Panov
Pavel Panov ( _bg. Павел Панов) (born
16 September 1950 ) was aBulgaria n football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career inSeptemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968.In 1969 he moved to
Spartak Sofia . After the forceful union ofLevski Sofia with Spartak in the late 1969 he became one the best players in blue. In Levski he stayed twelve seasons, playing in 301 games and scoring 130 goals in the Championship. He played in forty-four games and scored thirteen goals for the Bulgarian National team with which he played in the World Cup tournament in 1974.Panov has scored 22 goals in the European club competitions. Quaterfinalist for the
Cup Winners' Cup in 1970 and 1977 and also for theUEFA Cup in 1976. One of the biggest bulgarien players of the 70s. Master of the free kicks. He played also inAris FC before finishing his career inHaskovo . He coached Levski in 1986-1987 and again in 1989-1990. He coached alsoIwuanyanwu Nationale , Bulgaria national youth side,Botev Plovdiv , Septemvri,Lokomotiv Sofia . He was president of Levski's Sport-technical board.Awards
*Bulgarian champion with Levski: 1969-1970, 1973-1974, 1976-1977, 1978-1979
*Bulgarian cup winner with Levski: 1969-1970, 1970-1971, 1975-1976, 1976-1977, 1978-1979
*Best goal scorer in Bulgaria in 1976-1977 with 20 goals
*Best player of Bulgaria in 1977
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