Legendary Balakov Becomes Manager of Chernomorets

Sports | December 14, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
Legendary Balakov Becomes Manager of Chernomorets: Legendary Balakov Becomes Manager of Chernomorets Legendary Bulgarian football player Krassimir Balakov has become the new manager of PFC Chernomorets. File photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Legendary Bulgarian football player Krassimir Balakov has become the new manager of PFC Chernomorets from the city of Burgas.

Bala replaced Dimitar Dimitrov, who is now a coach in the Russian club Amkar.

Balakov, who is considered one of the greatest Bulgarian footballers being a key member of the national team that finished fourth in the 1994 World Cup, started a successful coaching career in 2006 as a manager of Grasshopper-Club ZГјrich and later became manager of FC St. Gallen.

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