Pavel Dochev

Pavel Dochev (Bulgarian: Павел Дочев) (born 28 September 1965) is a Bulgarian football coach and former player. He is the head coach of 3. Liga club SSV Ulm 1846.^[2] A defender, since his retirement from professional football in 2002 Dochev has managed several teams, mostly in Germany.

Pavel Dochev

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-09-28) 28 September 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	SSV Ulm (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1991	Lokomotiv Sofia	168	(4)
1991–1992	CSKA Sofia	29	(1)
1992–1993	Hamburger SV	8	(0)
1993–1994	CSKA Sofia	21	(1)
1994–1995	Holstein Kiel	27	(5)
1995–2002	SC Paderborn	208	(21)
Total		461	(32)
International career
1987–1994	Bulgaria	24	(0)
Managerial career
2003–2005	SC Paderborn
2005–2008	Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2008–2009	SC Paderborn
2010	CSKA Sofia
2010–2011	SV Sandhausen
2012–2013	Preußen Münster
2015–2017	Erzgebirge Aue
2017–2019	Hansa Rostock
2019–2021	Viktoria Köln
2021	MSV Duisburg
2022	Erzgebirge Aue
2022–2024	Erzgebirge Aue
2025–	SSV Ulm
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Before being appointed as the new manager of Hansa Rostock, he previously managed Erzgebirge Aue, with whom he finished second in the 2015–16 3. Liga season, thus gaining direct return to the 2. Bundesliga after just one season. During the same season, he won the regional cup of Saxony.^[3]