Aleksandar Dimitrov ( bg, Александър Димитров; born 12 September 1976) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n football

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and former

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Managerial career

Dimitrov served as manager of

Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...

; he resigned on 17 October 2016. On 14 March 2017, he was appointed as manager of

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv ( bg, Локомотив) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which currently competes in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. Established in 1932 as a sports association of the rai ...

. On 20 December 2018, Dimitrov was named the coach of Bulgaria's U21 side. Under his management the team went close to qualifying for the

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, but eventually missed out. In December 2020, it was revealed by the

Bulgarian Football Union The Bulgarian Football Union ( bg, Български футболен съюз, Bǎlgarski futbolen sǎyuz; BFS) is a football association based in Bulgaria and a member of UEFA. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and field ...

that Dimitrov's contract will not be extended.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimitrov, Aleksandar 1976 births Living people Bulgarian footballers OFC Belasitsa Petrich players PFC Akademik Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Bulgarian football managers PFC Beroe Stara Zagora managers Men's association football midfielders