Velizar Popov (born 7 February 1976) is a former Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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Football (soccer)

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 player and the current manager of FC Costuleni

FC Costuleni

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 in Moldova

Moldova

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In his career as a player he has played for Lokomotiv Plovdiv

PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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, Hebar Pazardzhik

PFC Hebar Pazardzhik

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 and Spartak Plovdiv

FC Spartak Plovdiv

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Cherno More

Velizar Popov had been appointed on 16 September 2009 as a manager of Cherno More Varna

PFC Cherno More Varna

PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....

 to replace Nikola Spasov

Nikola Spasov

Nikola Asenov Spasov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.-Playing career:Spasov played for PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, FC Dunav Ruse, PFC Cherno More Varna and PFC Spartak Varna in his country...

. He made his debut as a football manager in the Bulgarian A PFG on September 20, 2009 in a match against Minyor Pernik

PFC Minyor Pernik

PFC Minyor Pernik is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Pernik, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football. Their fans are known as the craziest and most loyal in Bulgaria because they always support the club...

. The youngest manager in the Bulgarian League led Cherno More

PFC Cherno More Varna

PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....

 in 36 appearances for the A PFG and 3 matches of the Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian Cup

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Velizar remains in history as the coach reached the most expressive win of Cherno More

PFC Cherno More Varna

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 against the leader in Bulgarian Championship - Levski Sofia

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. In December 2009 the Sailors has defeated the "blue team" with 4-1 for the Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian Cup

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