The Most Famous

COACHES from Bulgaria

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This page contains a list of the greatest Bulgarian Coaches. The pantheon dataset contains 471 Coaches, 1 of which were born in Bulgaria. This makes Bulgaria the birth place of the 52nd most number of Coaches behind Iran, and Finland.

Top 1

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bulgarian Coaches of all time. This list of famous Bulgarian Coaches is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Atanas Mihaylov (1949 - 2006)

With an HPI of 42.30, Atanas Mihaylov is the most famous Bulgarian Coach.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Atanas Hristov Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Атанас Xpиcтов Михайлов, 5 July 1949 – 1 October 2006) was an association football former forward and manager. Mihаylov is the top scorer in the history of the Bulgaria U21 team, managing 31 goals in 46 appearances. He played 45 games for the Bulgaria national football team, scored 23 goals, and won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics; he also played at the 1974 World Cup. Most of Mihaylov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, but he also played for two years in Cyprus for Nea Salamina. He won the top Bulgarian league on two occasions. Mihaylov was known for his skills from set pieces, including scoring from corners.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Bulgarian coaches born between 1949 and 1949. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Bulgarian coaches include Atanas Mihaylov.

Deceased Bulgarian Coaches

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