Pavel Kolev

To deliver in a consistent manner the matches in the UEFA Club and National Teams Competitions – Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Nations League and European Qualifiers, up to the highest possible standard.

Working with different clubs in different venues around Europe taking into account the cultural, managerial and sporting specificities.

Main activities and responsibilities

• To lead and support the growth of European football, together with National
• Associations and UEFA colleagues
• Grow is a collaborative program that supports organizational development and the growth of football in Europe
• Act as a gateway between UEFA and five National Associations – Albania,
• Armenia, Kazakhstan, Serbia and Ukraine,
• Ensure each National Association is progressing in a strategic & systematic fashion
• Develop a service-oriented relationship between the NAs and UEFA Grow
• Pick-up on any developments/further requirements of the NAs

Main activities and responsibilities

• €1m revenue generated in financial 2019 after 10 consecutive years of operational loss for the club.
• Develop the overall club vision and strategy
• Find and appoint managers for the football and business side of the club
• Take final decisions balancing football and business
• Build management team and construct the desired structure
• Create political and economic value for the club from the top position
• Maintain strength of direction through discipline and purpose in a volatile environment
• Build a platform for sustainable on-field success
• Define and represent the values that are also shared by fan base and other stakeholders
• Act as a liaison between owners, fans and other stakeholders

Main activities and responsibilities

• Acting on behalf of UEFA as supervisor in match organization of UEFA national teams’ competitions and Club competitions
• Applying FIFA and UEFA regulations on international level
• Responsible for producing top level football according to the best European standards
• In charge of the procedures of organizing international matches

Main activities and responsibilities

• Considers matters related to the status and transfer of players and advises
• FIFA accordingly;
• Considers matters related to the activity of players’ agents and advises FIFA accordingly]
• Considers matters related to match agents and advises FIFA accordingly;

Main activities and responsibilities

• Responsible for the Bulgaria national teams’ coordination – annual calendar of all the activities; travel operations;
• Active communication with FIFA and UEFA
• In charge of the procedures of organizing international matches
• Overarching coaching education
• In charge of strategic planning in the domain of marketing and communications

Main activities and responsibilities

• Responsible for the internal and external communication at National
• Association;
• Supports the information flow towards all stakeholders in the football system;
• International relationships with FIFA, UEFA and other NA’s;
• Social networking and Marketing.

Main activities and responsibilities

• Chief Executive Officer of Local organizing committee in Bulgaria for the UEFA Under-17 European Championship finals
• Budgeting, Event planning, Strategic and Operational management,
• Volunteers management
• Active communication with Bulgarian government and local governments in order to provide additional financial resources and to improve stadia infrastructures to the best European standards
• In charge of the procedures of organizing international matches

Main activities and responsibilities

• Travelling with the Bulgarian National Football Team;
• Organizing training camps;
• Assisting the logistics, transportation and working process of the team and coaching staff;
• Inspecting pitches, coordinating team schedule;
• Technical assistance to the coaching staff.

Main activities and responsibilities

• Implementing communications and PR strategies;
• Organizing all media activities of “A” national team events – press conference, mixed zone, face-to-face interviews etc;
• Responsible for media accreditations process

Main activities and responsibilities

• Covering a wide range of football events such as Champions League and
• UEFA Cup matches, EURO 2004 in Portugal and FIFA World Cup 1998 in
• France;
• Special correspondent in Madrid during the terrorist bomb attack at Atocha railway station in March 2004;
• Special correspondent in Rome during the death and funeral of Pope John
• Paul II in April 2005.