Rumen Trifonov ( bg, Румен Трифонов; born 21 February 1985) is a former

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n professional

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who played as a defender. He is currently working as a youth coach for

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Career

Trifonov earned his first call-up to the Bulgaria national side in March 2011 for the

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qualifier against Switzerland and the

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versus

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, but did not feature in these games. On 22 February 2018, Trifonov joined Third League club

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. In June 2018, he moved to Second League side

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Later career

Missing the most of the 2019-20 season due to an injury in the autumn 2019, 35-year old Trifonov decided to retire at the end of the year. In February 2020 he returned to

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as a youth coach, where he became head coach of the players from 2004 and would also help the U17 team. Beside that, he also signed for OFK Kostinbrod in March 2020.Отбор от областните групи привлече бивш национал!
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Awards

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2011 with

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2012 with

References

1985 births Living people People from Vratsa Province Bulgarian footballers Association football fullbacks First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC CSKA Sofia players OFC Vihren Sandanski players PFC Minyor Pernik players PFC Chernomorets Burgas players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players I liga players Miedź Legnica players FC Septemvri Sofia players PFC Spartak Pleven players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Montana players OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players Bulgarian expatriate footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Poland {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub