Kostadin Angelov

Personal information
Full name	Kostadin Georgiev Angelov
Date of birth	(1973-01-09) 9 January 1973
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia (Director of youth academy)
Youth career
	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	NSA Vasil Levski
1992–1996	Chardafon
1996–2002	Vidima-Rakovski
Managerial career
2002–2006	Vidima-Rakovski (assistant coach)
2006–2008	Vidima-Rakovski
2008–2009	Botev Plovdiv
2009–2010	Pro Duta
2010–2011	Pirin Blagoevgrad
2011–2012	Vidima-Rakovski
2013	Pirin Gotse Delchev
2014	Oborishte
2015–2018	Vitosha Bistritsa
2018–2020	Vitosha Bistritsa (sporting director)
2020	Vitosha Bistritsa
2020–2021	Yantra Gabrovo
2023–	CSKA Sofia (director of youth academy)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kostadin "The Laptop" Angelov (Bulgarian: Костадин Ангелов - Лаптопа) (born 9 January 1973) is a Bulgarian football manager.^[1] He holds a Pro license from the Bulgarian Coaching School and a higher education with a master's degree from the NSA "Vasil Levski" with a degree in Sports Management. He has two children, Gergana Angelova (born 1999), and Daniel Angelov (born 2008).

Early life and career

He grew up in the school of CSKA and competed for "Chardafon" (Gabrovo) and "Vidima-Rakovski" (Sevlievo).

Coaching career

He started his coaching career in Sevlievo, as an assistant to Plamen Markov, setting a record for the youngest specialist leading a team in Group A.^[2] After Plamen Markov left, when the club's management voted for him, he managed to promote the team of FC "Vidima-Rakovski" (Sevlievo) to the highest Bulgarian division, the A Group.^[2] In 2008, he was appointed head coach of Botev (Plovdiv), in 2009 he left for Indonesia, where he coached the team of "Pro Duta". In September 2010, he was appointed as coach of Pirin (Blagoevgrad). He managed to preserve Pirin (Blagoevgrad)'s place in the A Group despite the difficult financial situation of the club. After the bankruptcy of Pirin (Blagoevgrad), he took over FC Vidima-Rakovski (Sevlievo) for the second time, and in the decisive promotion/relegation playoff for the A Group, he managed to save the Sevlievo team as well, thus becoming the only coach who has managed to retain the top flight status of two teams in one season. In 2013, he led Pirin "Gotse Delchev" in "A" group and in 2014-2015 Oborishte (Panagyurishte) in "B" group. He left the club, leaving him in the first place. In 2015, he took over Vitosha (Bistritsa) in amateur football and in 3 years he managed to climb the club to the First League after a barrage against Neftohimik (Burgas). In 2018 he managed to save the football club Vitosha (Bistritsa), winning the barrages for promotion / stay in the First League against Pirin (Blagoevgrad) and Lokomotiv (Sofia). The following year he retired from coaching and began to hold the position of general manager of Vitosha (Bistritsa). He has the main credit for the ascent of Vitosha from the amateur to the top league. In October 2020, Angelov^[2] returned to management, being appointed as head coach of Yantra Gabrovo, replacing Stoyan Atsarov.^[2]

Achievements

Education

1990-1994
National Sport Academy "Vasil Levski" - Sofia - Bachelor

2005
UEFA - Soccer coaching school in Sofia - licensee-UEFA "А"

2006-07
UEFA- Soccer coaching school in Sofia licensee-UEFA "PRO"#0093

2016
National Sport Academy "Vasil Levski" - Sofia - Master's Degree in Sports Management

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