Velin Kefalov | |
Fullname: | Velin Donchev Kefalov |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1968 |
Birth Place: | Kazanlak, Bulgaria |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1985–1992 |
Caps1: | 200 |
Goals1: | 12 |
Years2: | 1992–1996 |
Clubs2: | Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
Caps2: | 115 |
Goals2: | 29 |
Years3: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs3: | Vorskla Poltava |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1997 |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs5: | Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
Caps5: | 7 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1999–2000 |
Clubs6: | Spartak Pleven |
Caps6: | 20 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2000–2001 |
Clubs7: | Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
Caps7: | 14 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Manageryears1: | 2007–2008 |
Manageryears2: | 2009–2010 |
Managerclubs2: | Litex (assistant) |
Manageryears3: | 2010–2011 |
Managerclubs3: | Etar 1924 |
Velin Kefalov (Bulgarian: Велин Кефалов; born 18 September 1968) is a Bulgarian former football defender and manager. As of 2011, he was head coach of Etar Veliko Tarnovo,[1]
He was born in Kazanlak and started his career with the local team Etar Veliko Tarnovo. In 1997, he signed a contract for one year with the team from Ukrainian Premier League Vorskla Poltava. In 1998 Kefalov returned to Bulgaria – to Etar Veliko Tarnovo.
After completing his playing career Kefalov began a coaching job. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Kefalov led Etar, and then became director of the Football School in Veliko Tarnovo. In the summer of 2009, he moved, at the invitation of coach Angel Chervenkov, to work as his assistant in Litex. His excellent training led the club to win the championship. In August 2010, Kefalov again took the position of head coach with Etar Veliko Tarnovo.