Vladimir Ivanov (; born 6 February 1973) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. He is also known as "Fugata" (). On 3 November 2016, following the departure of Aleksandr Tarkhanov, Ivanov was appointed as permanent manager. However, following a streak of poor results, on 11 May 2017 he was demoted to assistant of the newly appointed manager Zlatomir Zagorčić. In his playing career Ivanov played for Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and German Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase. Managerial statistics References External links Profile at LevskiSofia.info 1973 births Living people Bulgarian footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players Association football defenders PFC Slavia Sofia players PFC Levski Sofia players Borussia Mönchengladbach players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players PFC Slavia Sofia managers Bulgaria international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bulgarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Bulgarian football managers Footballers from Sofia