Stanislav Genchev

Stanislav Petrov Genchev (; born 20 March 1981) is a Bulgarian former footballer and current manager of Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv.

Club career

SC Vaslui

SC Vaslui signed Genchev as a free player, on 14 June 2008. Genchev signed a three-year contract. He scored in his first game for SC Vaslui, in a 2–1 defeat against Neftchi Baku, scoring with a 25 metres shot. He played as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right midfielder, central defender and as a right defender, having some great performances. On 4 August, against Omonia Nicosia, he played for 10 minutes, as a goalkeeper, after Kuciak was sent off.

Ludogorets Razgrad Genchev featured regularly for Ludogorets and was an important player for the team during the 2011/2012 season. On 18 November 2012, he scored a brace against Levski Sofia to help his team to a 2–1 win and enable it to reclaim the top spot in the A PFG table.

On 2 June 2017, Genchev announced his official retirement as player.

International career In March 2008, the Bulgarian national coach Plamen Markov called up Stanislav Genchev to Bulgaria national football team for a friendly match with Finland. On 26 March 2008, Genchev made his debut for Bulgaria. He played for 25 minutes and scored the winning goal in the 90th minute. The result of the match was 2–1 in favour of Bulgaria. Genchev's last call-up to the national team was in October 2011 (under caretaker manager Mihail Madanski) for a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales.

Managerial career In June 2023, Genchev was appointed as head coach of Botev Plovdiv. In August 2023, he was released from the team after a disappointing start to the season.

Playing statistics

Club

International Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 March 2008 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Managerial statistics

Honours Levski Sofia Bulgarian A Football Group: 2001–02 Bulgarian Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05

Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgarian A Football Group: 2011–12, 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12

Litex Lovech Bulgarian Cup: 2007–08

Etar Bulgarian Second League: 2016–17

FC Vaslui UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008

Individual FC Vaslui Player of the Season: 2008–09