Bulgaria sack coach Penev after dismal run in qualifiers


  • Football
  • Thursday, 20 Nov 2014

Luboslav Penev at the World Cup qualifying soccer match against Malta at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali, outside Valletta, September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria have sacked coach Luboslav Penev after a poor start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, the Balkan country's football union (BFU) announced on Thursday.

Penev, 48, extended his initial two-year deal last November but a disappointing start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign triggered his dismissal after three years in charge.

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