Angel Kolev (; 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 Lokomotiv Sofia, where he was established and played 10 years, becoming their captain winning a league in 1978 and a

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in 1982. The release of the injured Hristo Bonev from

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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

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, was also disappointing.

International career

Kolev played with

making 8 appearances.

Managerial career

Kolev got involved in coaching, with Lokomotiv, Akademik Svishtov,

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also Romanization of Greek, transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional multi-sport club, esta ...

and Enosis Neon Paralimni 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 men's footballers Bulgaria men's 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 Men's association football wingers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen