Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Coaches in Bulgarian football change on average every 7 months

Photo: Radio Vidin

Coaches in the Bulgarian championship stay in office for an average of 222 days, according to a report by the International Centре for Sports Studies (CIES Football Observatory). The analysis for the 2019-2020 season includes 110 championships in 79 countries and 1,646 teams from around the world. 

According to the indicator of the coaches' stay in the First League and 11 coaches changed during the season, Bulgaria takes 78th place. 
In Europe, coaches stay less in Slovakia - 213 days, Croatia - 199 days, Hungary - 189 days and Cyprus 162 days. 
Worldwide, football coaches have the longest stays in Wales - 943 days, and in Sweden - 890 days. 
The average age of the coaches in the First League is 52 years and the Bulgarian coaches are one of the youngest in Europe.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Olympic silver medal holder Mirela Demireva will be taking part in the event, alongside students from schools in Sofia

Run in the centre of Sofia to popularize track and field for all

The first run Vazrazhdane 5K is taking place from the centre of Sofia today to popularize outdoor track and field as a suitable kind of sport for elite runners but also for people of all ages and social groups. Mirela Demireva, silver medal..

published on 10/6/24 7:50 AM
Tsanko Tsankov

Tsanko Tsankov’s open waters swim world record in the Danube officially recognized

Two weeks after the marathon swim in the Danube, when Tsanko Tsankov swam a distance of 120 kms. nonstop, the achievement was officially ratified by the World Record Association. The swimmer received an authenticity certificate from the..

published on 10/5/24 11:20 AM

Plovdiv holds sports and art festival for people with disabilities

People with disabilities are veritable champions when it comes to willpower whatever their abilities, say the organizers of the festival “Happy hand in hand”, whose 8 th edition is taking place on 5 October. The festival aims to bring attention to..

published on 10/5/24 8:05 AM