A legendary coach returns to Ludogorets

The legendary coach Ivaylo Petev is returning to Ludogorets. He took over the team after Ante Simundza was released. Petev has already held his first training session with the Eagles and will lead the team in the home match against Cherno more on Sunday.

Ivaylo Petev is the specialist who laid the foundations of the most successful Bulgarian club in the last 12 years. He took over Ludogorets in 2010 when the team was in B group and achieved the unthinkable, getting them immediately into A group and winning a golden treble - title, cup and super cup in their first season in the elite group in 2012. In 2013 Petev won the title with the Eagles for the second time in a row.

In his rich coaching career, Petev has worked as head coach of AEL Cyprus, the national team of Bulgaria, Dinamo (Zagreb), Omonia, Al Qadisiyah, Jagiellonia and the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with which he achieved excellent results in the League of Nations.

IVAILO PETEV IN NUMBERS

258 matches as a coach, 141 wins, 49 draws, 68 losses, goal difference 438:262, percentage of matches won - 1.83

BY TEAMS

2010-13 Ludogorets - 95 matches, 61 wins, 19 draws, 15 losses, total difference 194:64
2013-14 AEL Limassol - 43 matches, 26 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses, goal difference 78:40
2015-16 Bulgaria - 12 matches, 5 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses, goal difference 14:25
2016-17 Dinamo Zagreb - 35 matches, 23 wins, 5 draws, 7 losses, goal difference 60:26
2017-18 Omonia Nicosia - 15 matches, 8 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses, goal difference: 31:21
2018-19 Al Qadisiyah - 21 matches, 6 wins, 3 draws, 12 losses, goal difference 25:37
2019-20 Jagiellonia - 17 matches, 6 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses, goal difference 17:25
2021-22 Bosnia and Herzegovina - 20 matches, 6 wins, 7 draws, 7 losses, goal difference 19:24

ACHIEVMENTS AS A COACH
Champion of Bulgaria: 2012 and 2013
Cup of Bulgaria: 2012
Bulgarian Super Cup: 2012
Nations League Division B Group 3 Winner: 2022