Borislav Karamatev

Borislav Dimitrov Karamatev (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Борислав Димитров Караматев; born 6 February 1984) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of Botev Plovdiv II.[1]

Borislav Karamatev
Personal information
Full name Borislav Dimitrov Karamatev
Date of birth (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984
Place of birth Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Botev Plovdiv II (assistant)
Youth career
Asenovets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003-2004 CSKA Sofia 2 (0)
2004-2008 Botev Plovdiv 94 (2)
2009 Sliven 2000 7 (0)
2009-2011 Lyubimets 2007 32 (2)
2011-2016 Asenovets
2016-2018 Maritsa Plovdiv 56 (9)
International career
2006 Bulgaria U-21 8 (0)
Managerial career
2010-2014 Asenovets (youth coach)
2014-2016 Asenovets
2018-2020 Maritsa Plovdiv
2020-2022 Botev Plovdiv (youth coach)
2023- Botev Plovdiv II (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He started his career in his home town Asenovgrad, playing for local team FC Asenovec. At 19 years old, he moved to CSKA Sofia. Between 2005 and 2008 he played for Botev Plovdiv.[2] He returned to Botev in 2010 when the club was revived, but failed to play an official match and left after a scandal with coach Marin Bakalov, demanding a first team place.

Coaching career

During his stay as a player in FC Asenovets Asenovgrad from 2010 to 2014 he was also coaching at the clubs academy, and from 2014 to 2016 in charge of the clubs first team.[3] In the summer of 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of Maritsa Plovdiv and remained until June 19, 2020, when he started working as a coach at the Botev Plovdiv school.

In June 2018, Karamatev was appointed as manager of Maritsa Plovdiv.[4] He left the position in June 2020, and was then immediately appointed youth coach at his former club, Botev Plovdiv.[5] In the beginning of January 2023, Karamatev was promoted to assistant manager of the clubs reserve team, Botev Plovdiv II.[6]

References

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