Angel Kolev ( bg, Ангел Колев; born 22 August 1953) is a

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and former

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. He is currently Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia's

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Club career

Kolev started his football career at

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, where he was established and played 10 years, becoming their captain winning a

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in 1978 and a

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in 1982. The release of the injured

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from

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

in the summer of 1982 brought him to the

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club, with very good letters of recommendation, since the reputation that accompanied Bulgarian international midfielder was that he was a complete midfielder who would help AEK a lot to escape from the looming decline. Kolev did not live up to expectations, the transfer of the president of the club, Zafiropoulos. As if that wasn't enough, he also "sat" on his contract the following season, occupying the extremely valuable position of a foreigner. He did not actively participate in the

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in 1983. The inaction at AEK and the will of the footballer himself, led him to the decision to retire as a football player, in 1985 at the age of only 33, since his presence in

Shumen Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. Etymology The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...

, was also disappointing.

International career

Kolev played with

making 8 appearances.

Managerial career

Kolev got involved in coaching, with Lokomotiv,

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AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also trans ...

and

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club ( el, Ένωση Νέων Παραλιμνίου, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou'', "Youth Union of Paralimni"), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the firs ...

being the main stations of his career.

Honours

As a layer

;Lokomotiv Sofia * Bulgarian A Group: 1977–78 *

: 1981–82 ;AEK Athens *

: 1982–83

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolev, Angel 1953 births Living people Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Bulgarian football managers AC Omonia managers FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players AEK Athens F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers from Sofia Association football wingers