Nikolay Panayotov

Nikolay Panayotov

Personal information
Full name	Nikolay Dimitrov Panayotov
Date of birth	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Burgas, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lokomotiv GO (caretaker)
Youth career
	Neftochimic 1986
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Neftochimic 1986
2014–2015	Bdin Vidin
Managerial career
2015–2021	DIT Sofia (youth coach)
2021–2023	CSKA 1948 (youth coach)
2023–2024	CSKA 1948
2024	Lokomotiv GO (assistant)
2024–	Lokomotiv GO (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikolay Panayotov (Bulgarian: Николай Панайотов; born 22 April 1994) is a Bulgarian manager, who currently works as a caretaker manager for Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.

Career

Panayotov began playing in the local Neftochimic Academy and in 2011 he started training with the first team.[1] He later moved to Bdin Vidin, playing in the Bulgarian Third League, before deciding to retire and moving to coaching career.[2]

He started his career as youth manager at DIT Sofia, an academy supported by Septemvri Sofia, at the age of just 20.[3] He moved to CSKA 1948 in the summer of 2021, where he led the under 17 team.[4][5] Panayotov was promoted to manager of the main team on 15 August 2023, becoming one of youngest managers ever, leading a Bulgarian club, at the age of 28.[6][7]

Managerial statistics

As of 5 April 2024[8]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
CSKA 1948	15 August 2023	5 April 2024	26	10	7	9	038.46	28	29	–1
Total			26	10	7	9	038.46	28	29	–1

References

1. "Новият собственик на Нефтохимик ще говори с фенове и медии в понеделник". Gong.bg.
2. "Класическа победа за "Бдин" над "Ювентус"- Малчика".
3. "Николай Панайотов: Щастлив съм да работя в ЦСКА 1948 - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини". bntnews.bg.
4. "Треньор в ЦСКА 1948 стана баща". Gong.bg.
5. "28-годишен треньор застава начело на ЦСКА 1948". Gong.bg.
6. "28-годишен треньор поема ЦСКА 1948". Fakti.bg - Да извадим фактите наяве.
7. "Най-младият треньор в Първа лига призна, че няма опит". Най-младият треньор в Първа лига призна, че няма опит - Новини СЕГА. 18 August 2023.
8. "Bulgaria - N. Panayotov - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.