Lozan Kotsev

Lozan Kotsev
Personal information
Full name Lozan Vladimirov Kotsev
Date of birth (1911-02-08)8 February 1911
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death 14 June 1991(1991-06-14) (aged 80)
Place of death Bulgaria
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Borislav (Sofia)
FK 13
1935–1936 Lausanne-Sport 7 (4)
1936–1939 FK 13 22 (10)
Managerial career
1957–1959 Septemvri
1960–1962 Cherno More
1962–1965 Sudan
1967–1968 Singapore
1972–1973 Beroe
1974 Egaleo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lozan Vladimirov Kotsev (Bulgarian: Лозан Владимиров Коцев; 8 February 1911 - 14 June 1991) was a Bulgarian footballer and a manager.

Career

Playing career

Kotsev started his playing career with Bulgarian side FK 13. After that, he signed for Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland, becoming the first Bulgarian to play abroad and helping them win the league title.[1]

Managerial career

In 1960, Kotsev was appointed manager of Bulgarian club Cherno More.[2] After that, he was appointed manager of Sudan.[1] After that, he was appointed manager of Singapore.[3] In 1972, he was appointed manager of Beroe in Bulgaria.[4] In November 1974 he spent 1 and a half month in Greece as the manager of Egaleo.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Български треньор е вицешампион на Африка за 1963 г." 24chasa.bg.
  2. ^ "НАСТАВНИЦИТЕ НА ПФК "ЧЕРНО МОРЕ"". chernomorepfc.bg.
  3. ^ "Lozan Kotsev - Straits Times article".
  4. ^ ""Берое в елита": 1972-73 г. – Европейски". beroe.bg.
  5. ^ Π. Γερακάρης (20 December 1974). "Το Αιγάλεω ψάχνει για νέο προπονητή. Διώχνει τον Κότσεφ". Athletic Echo (in Greek). p. 8.