Estoril

Biography As a player Dimitrovgrad Beroe CSKA Belenenses Vitoria Estoril Bulgaria national team As a coach Olhanense CSKA Belenenses CSKA Bulgaria Under 21 Bulgaria national team CSKA Litex Kastoria Kalithea Veria CSKA Al Ahly Jeddah Al Ettifaq ENPPI CSKA CSKA Career as player Successes CV

In the prestigious neighborhood of Lisbon lived queen Ioanna – the mother of the Bulgarian king Simeon II, Stoycho Mladenov received a house near to her. At this time Estoril tried to make a team competitive with the top teams in Portugal. Along with Mladenov in the team arrived also Carlos Manuel from Benfica, the Moroccan Budelvara and the Bolivian national player Ervin Sanchez. Later, after Mladenov’s recommendation in the team arrived and Ilya Voynov. The youth player from Benfica Elder , who later returned to the Lisbon team, and who also played for Deportivo ( La Coruna) .

„I was lucky to play at my best against the strongest in Portugal – tells Mladenov. – Against Sporting was my best play with Estoril. The result was 2:2 after two my goals and two goals by Krasimir Balakov. The next day “A Bola” newspaper head a headline on the first page: Mladenov – Balakov 2:2”. People loved me much. When I visit some old friends there, I am totally thrilled in the clum museum. There many photos of me. Estoril highly estimated me. The coach at that time was Fernando Santos who in the new century made a name in the Greek national team and in the team of AEK. He is an exceptional person and a professional. I lived about a kilometer from the stadium. My sons Alexander and Stoycho started training in Estoril. Me and my family have wonderful memories from my stay in Portugal. Estoril was the last team in which I played as a professional. But this was a new beginning. I became a coach.”