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Teams:
00’ - 01’ Lokomotiv
99’ - 00’ Boys Juventus
95’ - 96’ Boys Ajax
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Stefan Draganov brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Thunder Soccer Program. A former professional soccer player and coach of high level soccer in Bulgaria, Hong Kong, and Portugal combined with his serious knowledge of the game and leadership has given him a unique ability to discover, develop, and coach soccer talents for the elite levels of the game.
Stefan Draganov comes to the U.S. with tremendous pedigree having played over 350 professional matches and scored over 120 goals in his native Bulgaria as well as in Hong Kong and Portugal. He was a member of the Bulgarian youth national team (under 21) as a left striker. After 17 years playing for FC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, CSKA-Sofia(Champion 1992 & Bulgaria Cup Winner 1993), Botev-Plovdiv, Instant-Dict FC, Hong Kong(Champion 1998 & FA Cup Winner 1997), and Leixoes-Porto, Portugal, Stefan was the executive director and head coach for the Bulgarian 1st Division club, FC Lokomotiv-Plovdiv, from 1999-2001.
Since 2001 Stefan has been coaching in the Columbia area. Currently, in addition to coaching for Thunder SC, Stefan is the Head Men’s Coach at Howard Community College and the Head Men’s Coach at Maryland Red Devils.
Over the years coach Draganov has coached at all levels (pro, youth, college and amateur) in the United States and Europe. In the Youth level with Thunder soccer teams coach Draganov has over 25 promotions in NCSL. 2010 is the most successful year in coach Draganov’s college career. Under his direction, the Howard CC Men’s soccer team won the Maryland JUCO Conference (11-0-1) and Region XX titles, and advanced to the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) National Championship Tournament for the first time in the HCC men’s soccer history.
In the same year, Draganov received both the Maryland JUCO Conference and NJCAA District “F” Coach of the Year awards. He was also named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-East Region Coach of the Year. Stefan also runs the successful Draganov School of Soccer (camps and clinics). For more information about Stefan Draganov please visit www.draganovsoccer.com.
Education:
- UEFA “A” License - Bulgarian National Academy
- UEFA “C” License - Bulgarian National Academy
- Physical Education – Plovdiv University
Coaching Experience: (13 Years)
- Youth level: Thunder SC Director of Coaching and coach (10 years)
- Maryland ODP (2 years) & Maryland DDP (2 years)
- Pro level: FC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (2 years)
- College Level: Howard CC (Head Coach, 8 years)
- Amateur Level: MD Red Devils (NPSL)
Playing Experience: (17 Years)
Professional Level
- FC Lokomotiv-Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- CSKA-Sofia, Bulgaria Champion 1992 & BG Cup Winner 1993
- Botev-Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- InstantDict-Hong Kong Champion 1998; FA Cup Winner 1997
- Leixoes-Porto, Portugal
Youth Level
- FC Lokomotiv Academy(10 years)
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