Plamen Markov
Plamen Markov is a retired Bulgarian international footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played for the Bulgaria national football team on 32 occasions, including a match in the 1986 World Cup against Argentina.
In June 1985 he moved from CSKA Sofia to join FC Metz, playing 87 matches for them. After the 1986–87 season he transferred to Grenoble. He retired as a player in 1990.
His first coaching job came with Grenoble, and he was later in charge at his former club, CSKA Sofia, but he was sacked in 1995.
In 2001, he was appointed as coach of the Bulgaria national football team. He stepped down as coach of Bulgaria after the Euro 2004 tournament.
He was reappointed as Bulgaria coach in January 2008, but was sacked in December 2008 following three draws in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
Markov is married and has two daughters.
