Pavel Panov

Pavel Georgiev Panov (Bulgarian: Павел Гeopгиeв Панов; 16 September 1950 – 18 February 2018) was a Bulgarian football player and coach. He played as a midfielder or striker.

Pavel Panov

Personal information
Full name	Pavel Georgiev Panov
Date of birth	(1950-09-14)14 September 1950
Place of birth	Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Date of death	18 February 2018(2018-02-18) (aged 67)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1968	Septemvri Sofia
1968	Spartak Sofia	8	(5)
1969–1981	Levski Sofia	299	(131)
1981–1982	Aris	25	(0)
National team
1971–1979	Bulgaria	44	(13)
Teams managed
1986–1987	Levski Sofia
1989–1990	Levski Sofia
1990–1991	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
1992–1993	Septemvri Sofia
1992–1993	Bulgaria U21
1993–1995	Botev Plovdiv
1995–2000	Septemvri Sofia
2000	Lokomotiv Sofia
2006	Rodopa Smolyan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Panov started his career with Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968. He played 44 games and scored 13 goals for the Bulgarian national team.

Awards

Levski Sofia

• Bulgarian champion: 1969–1970, 1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1978–1979
• Bulgarian Cup winner: 1969–1970, 1970–1971, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1978–1979

Individual

• Best goal scorer in Bulgaria in 1976 (18 goals) and 1977 (20 goals)
• Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1977

International

• UEFA Euro Under-19 Champion with Bulgaria: 1969
• Balkan Cup Champion with Bulgaria: 1976

Coach

• Cup of the Soviet Army winner with Levski: 1987

Other websites

• Player Profile at LevskiSofia.info