Pavel Dochev

Pavel Dochev
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-09-28) 28 September 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1991 Lokomotiv Sofia 168 (4)
1991–1992 CSKA Sofia 29 (1)
1992–1993 Hamburger SV 8 (0)
1993–1994 CSKA Sofia 21 (1)
1994–1995 Holstein Kiel 27 (5)
1995–2002 SC Paderborn 208 (21)
Total 461 (32)
International career
1987–1994 Bulgaria 24 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2005 SC Paderborn
2005–2008 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2008–2009 SC Paderborn
2010 CSKA Sofia
2010–2011 SV Sandhausen
2012–2013 Preußen Münster
2015–2017 Erzgebirge Aue
2017–2019 Hansa Rostock
2019–2021 Viktoria Köln
2021 MSV Duisburg
2022 Erzgebirge Aue
2022–2024 Erzgebirge Aue
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pavel Dochev (Bulgarian: Павел Дочев) (born 28 September 1965) is a Bulgarian football coach and former player who last managed Erzgebirge Aue.[2] A defender, since his retirement from professional football in 2002 he has managed several teams, mostly in Germany.

Coaching career

Before being appointed as the new manager of Hansa Rostock, he previously managed Erzgebirge Aue, with whom he finished second in the 2015–16 3. Liga season, thus gaining direct return to the 2. Bundesliga after just one season. During the same season, he won the regional cup of Saxony.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pavel Dotchev". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Dotchev, Pavel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Pavel Dotchev neuer Trainer bei Aue" (in German). dfb.de. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.