Nedelcho Matushev

Nedelcho Matushev
Personal information
Full name	Nedelcho Stoyanov Matushev
Date of birth	14 February 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1982	Slavia Sofia
1982–1988	Neftochimic Burgas
1988–1989	Spartak Plovdiv
1989–1990	Neftochimic Burgas
1990–1991	Rozova Dolina
1991–1994	Neftochimic Burgas
Managerial career
1995–1996	Neftochimic Burgas Reserves
1996–1998	Chernomorets Burgas (assistant)
1998–2000	Neftochimic Burgas Reserves U16 & U17
2000–2001	Nesebar
2001–2003	Neftochimic Burgas
2003–2006	Bulgaria U19
2006–2007	Bulgaria U21 and Spartak Varna
2008	Banants
2010–2011	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2011–2012	Chernomorets Pomorie
2012–2013	Karpaty Lviv (assistant)
2014	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2014–2015	Chernomorets Burgas
2015	Pirin Blagoevgrad
2017	Chernomorets Burgas (sports director)
2017–2018	Stal Kamianske (assistant)
2019	Spartak Varna
2019–2020	Bulgaria (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nedelcho Stoyanov Matushev (Bulgarian: Неделчо Стоянов Матушев; born 14 February 1962) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. He played as a central defender in his career.

Matushev was formerly manager of Neftochimic Burgas, Chernomorets Burgas, Nesebar, Spartak Varna^[1] and Bulgaria U-21 and Under-19.

Biography

He is former footballer of Slavia, Neftochimic Burgas, where he spent most of his career, Spartak Plovdiv and Rozova Dolina. As a player plays a central defender position and is characterized by intransigence on the ground, solid game with a head, excellent inclusions in pieces before the opponent's goal.

Matushev is a head coach who tries to use the newest and most modern football theory and practice. He is not afraid to have young players and to work individually with them. Nedelcho likes to work with a strong midfield and to impose (himself on?) the game and to attack on both sides with the wingers and the full backs. He developed a few players who became part of the Bulgarian national team such as Blagoy Georgiev, Vladimir Gadzhev, Georgi Chilikov, Stoyko Sakaliev, Ivelin Popov (Kuban Krasnodar), Nikolay Dimitrov (Kasimpaşa), Valeri Domovchiyski (Hertha BSC), and Vladislav Stoyanov (Sheriff). He worked with them in the U21 and U19 national teams. In August 2012 Matushev moved to Ukraine and started to work at most popular club in the northwestern part of this country - Karpaty Lviv. He was part of the staff of Nikolay Kostov and worked as a first team-coach. Karpaty Lviv started to play much better and more aggressively, but at the end of the season all staff members decided to leave because of internal club problems. In October 2019, Matushev joined Georgi Dermendzhiev's coaching staff, becoming assistant manager of Bulgaria.^[2]

Playing career

Matushev start to play professional football in Slavia for two years and after this moved to Bourgas and is now considered one of the true legends in this club Neftochimic, where he was famous for his strong playing style. With this team, he got to the final of Cup of Federarion, but Neftochimic lost.