Yasen Petrov steps down as Bulgaria head coach after Georgia defeat

• Petrov resigns after Bulgaria lost to Georgia.
• He has been the coach for the team since Jan 2021.
• Bulgaria is five points behind Georgia.

Yasen Petrov resigned as the head coach of the Bulgarian national football team following a 5-2 Nations League loss to Georgia.

“I do not have the moral right to stay. We will part. I take up all the responsibility,” Petrov told public BNT television after the game late Sunday.

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Since January 2021, the 53-year-old Yasen Petrov has been in charge of the national team.

National football union sports director Georgy Ivanov will temporarily replace him as head coach for the team’s next two away games, against Gibraltar on June 9 and Georgia on June 12.

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“I am taking over. We are flying tomorrow and there’s no time to react. I am sorry for Yasen, but football is like that. I will be Bulgaria’s coach for these two games,” Ivanov told local media.

Bulgaria has one point after two home Nations League matches, five points behind League C Group 4 leaders Georgia.

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