Filip Filipov (footballer, born 1971)

Filip Filipov
Personal information
Full name	Filip Pavlov Filipov
Date of birth	31 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia (sports director)
Youth career
1981–1989	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1991	CSKA Sofia
1989–1990	→ Sliven (loan)
1990	→ Cherno More (loan)
1991–1992	Lokomotiv GO
1992–1993	Yukong Elephant
1994–1995	CSKA Sofia
1995	Litex Lovech
1996	CSKA Sofia
1996	Antalyaspor
1996–1997	CSKA Sofia
1998–1999	Bucheon SK
2000	Slavia Sofia
2001	Marek Dupnitsa
Managerial career
2007	Bulgaria U17
2007–2009	Vihren Sandanski
2009–2010	Kaliakra Kavarna
2011–2012	CSKA Sofia (assistant)
2021–	CSKA Sofia (sports director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Filip Filipov (Bulgarian: Филип Филипов; born 31 January 1971) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender. Nowadays he is one of the executive directors of CSKA Sofia.

Club career

Filipov began his career at the local "Sliven". His first spell at PFC CSKA Sofia spanned one season (1990–91), after which he moved to Lokomotiv GO, and then played a short time for Jeju United of South Korean K League, then known as Yukong Elephant and Bucheon SK, only to return to PFC CSKA Sofia for another year. He then spent some time playing in LEKS (Litex) before again returning to PFC CSKA Sofia for a third spell since December 1997.

Coaching career

In 2007 became coach of the youth national team in 17 years, subsequently he was coach of FC Vihren Sandanski from November 2007 to September 2009, with some interruptions - especially memorable 2-1 victory over Litex in 2007/08gl. 1-0 against PFC Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia, 3-1 as the guest of PSFC Chernomorets Burgas 2008/09g season. Despite these victories the team finished in 14th place in the standings and was relegated to the "B" group. After a hesitant start in the Western "B" group in September Filipov was fired from FC Vihren Sandanski. A month later he became coach of Kaliakra Kavarna in the East "B" group, led the team to first place, which automatically qualified them in the "A" group. In the same season Kaliakra Kavarna reached the 1/2 finals of the Cup of Bulgaria, prevailing over Lokomotiv Plovdiv, PFC Marek Dupnitsa, PFC Cherno More Varna before being eliminated on penalties by PFC Chernomorets Pomorie. The first season of "A" group in the history of Kaliakra Kavarna began with a shock victory away to PFC Slavia Sofia 1-0, but after a few poor results Filipov was fired. In October 2011 he was invited by Dimitar Penev as assistant coach at the headquarters of CSKA Sofia.