Dimitar Vasev (; born 10 September 1965) is a Bulgarian former football player and football manager lastly leading Septemvri Sofia.

Career

Playing career

Born in Sofia, Dimitar Vasev played in his career for Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Chinese Shanghai Shenhua and Chivas El Paso Patriots.

Dimitar Vasev

Manager career

Lokomotiv Sofia

After being an assistant manager in his youth club Lokomotiv Sofia, on 31 May 2010 he was appointed as head manager of the team after leaving of Dragan Okuka, but was released from the club on 22 November 2010.

Dimitar Vasev

On 7 April 2014 he was appointed as a manager for a second time taking the charge from Stefan Genov. He was chosen by the Association of Professional Footballers in Bulgaria for best manager of season 2014-15 after qualifying the team on 3rd place in A Group, but the team failed to gain license and later was dissolved.

Dimitar Vasev

Septemvri Sofia

On 8 June 2017 Vasev was announced as the new manager of Septemvri Sofia with Hristo Arangelov, the caretaker manager after Nikolay Mitov's tenure, as his first assistant. He was released from the club on 23 August 2017 for bad results, stepping down from the position in favor of Nikolay Mitov.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a player

Lokomotiv Sofia

Bulgarian Cup

Winner (1): 1994-95

A PFG

Runner-up (1): 1994-95

As a manager

Best manager for the 2014/2015 A PFG season - chosen by the Association of Professional Footballers in Bulgaria

Personal life

His son Daniel is also a footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Sofia.

References

Living people

1965 births

Bulgarian men's footballers

Bulgaria men's international footballers

Bulgaria men's youth international footballers

Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers

Bulgarian football managers

FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players

PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players

Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players

El Paso Patriots players

Expatriate men's footballers in China

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

A-League (1995–2004) players

FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia managers

Footballers from Sofia

Men's association football defenders