Said Ibraimov

Said Ibraimov (Bulgarian: Саид Ибраимов) (born 14 October 1970) is a Bulgarian former footballer of Turkish descent who is currently an assistant coach at Astana.

Said Ibraimov

Personal information
Full name	Said Ibraimov Ibraimov
Date of birth	(1970-10-14) 14 October 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Hadzhidimovo, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Astana (assistant coach)
Youth career
	Pirin Blagoevgrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1995	Montana	67	(?)
1995–1998	Volov Shumen
1998–2002	Naftex Burgas	103	(6)
1999–2000	→ Litex Lovech (loan)	0	(0)
2002–2004	Levski Sofia	15	(0)
Managerial career
2005–2013	Litex Lovech (coach)
2013–2014	Botev Plovdiv (assistant)
2014–2018	Astana (coach)
2022–	Astana (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Coming through the youth ranks of Pirin Blagoevgrad, Ibraimov played for Montana, Naftex Burgas, Litex Lovech and Levski Sofia, winning a Bulgarian Cup with the "bluemen" during the 2002/2003 season.^[1] After retiring from the game, he became manager and was part of the coaching team at Litex Lovech during the 2008/2009 season.^[2] He was announced as the head coach of Etar 1924 in late December 2011,^[3] though a few days later it turned out that no agreement had been reached.^[4]

Honours

Assistant Manager

• Litex Lovech
  • Bulgarian Cup (1): 2009
• Astana
  • Kazakhstan Premier League (4): 2014, 2015, 2016,2017
  • Kazakhstan Super Cup (1): 2015
  • Kazakhstan Cup (1): 2016

References

1. "Said Ibraimov player profile" (in Bulgarian). levskisofia.info. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
2. "103 футболисти и треньори разтрогнаха договорите си" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
3. "Бивш помощник на Мъри застана начело на Етър" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. "Ново 20 с треньора в Етър - сега Цанко Цветанов се гласи" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2019.