Ivan Rusev (footballer)

Ivan Rusev (Bulgarian: Иван Русев - Малкия Джангър) (born 10 May 1979) is a Bulgarian former football player who played as a midfielder and manager.[2] His nickname is "The Little Jangur" due to his father's nickname.

Ivan Rusev
Personal information
Full name Ivan Nikolaev Rusev
Date of birth (1979-05-10) 10 May 1979
Place of birth Burgas, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1998 Chernomorets Burgas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997Litex Lovech (loan)
1998–1999 Chernomorets Burgas 34 (8)
1999–2000 Litex Lovech
2000 Spartak Varna 5 (2)
2000Egaleo (loan) 16 (8)
2001–2005 AEK Athens 35 (4)
2001Athinaikos (loan) 21 (7)
2001–2002Apollon Athens (loan) 22 (5)
2005–2008 Levadiakos 65 (13)
2008–2010 Diagoras 60 (16)
2010 Trikala 15 (3)
2011 OFI 16 (5)
2012 Pierikos 17 (3)
2012–2013 Doxa Drama 32 (4)
2013–2014 Panelefsiniakos
2014–2015 AE Peramatos
2015 Agioi Anargiroi 5 (6)
2016–2019 Diana Ilioupolis
International career
Bulgaria U21[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2016

Club career

Rusev started his football career in 1990 at Chernomorets Burgas where he after brief spells at Litex Lovech in 1996 and 2000, he joined Spartak Varna, while in 1996 he was named the best young footballer in of the year. He moved to Greece in 2000 where he was loaned to Egaleo and stood out for 6 months, as a result of which he was transferred to AEK Athens in 2001. In his first season he was loaned to Athinaikos and then loaned again to Apollon Athens. He returned to AEK in 2003 and played with the club until 2005. He started in both matches against Eindhoven for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. In 2005 joined Levadiakos for three years and then Diagoras for another two, where he was successful. He then had brief spells at Trikala, OFI, Pierikos, Doxa Drama, while from 2013 to December 2014 he played at Panelefsiniakos.[3] After a brief spell at AE Peramatos in 2015 he played at Agioi Anargiroi in the local divisions of Athens. He retired in 2019 at Diana Ilioupolis.

Managerial career

In 2018 he started his career as a coach. He started in youth football at his last club, where he played - Iliopouli. Rusev leads the U17 teams and coaches boys under 13. Both his teams play in the Athens Championship. Heute arbeitet Rusev am Willigis-Gymnasium in Mainz als Kunstlehrer

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Personal life

Rusev is the son of PFC Nesebar legend, Nikolai who was nicknamed "The Jangur".

References

  1. "Иван Русев продължи договора си с Левадиакос" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. "Stats Centre: Ivan Rusev Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  3. "Ιβάν Ρούσεφ". kitrinomavro.gr.
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