Rumen Trifonov

Rumen Trifonov (Bulgarian: Румен Трифонов; born 21 February 1985) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1] He is currently working as a youth coach for CSKA Sofia.

Rumen Trifonov

Trifonov in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Rumen Tsvetanov Trifonov
Date of birth	(1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Kozloduy, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, left midfielder
Youth career
1997–2003	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	CSKA Sofia	0	(0)
2004–2006	Conegliano	30	(0)
2007	Vihren Sandanski	1	(0)
2007–2009	Minyor Pernik	63	(4)
2010–2012	CSKA Sofia	57	(3)
2012	Chernomorets Burgas	3	(0)
2013–2015	Lokomotiv Sofia	65	(2)
2015–2017	Miedź Legnica	31	(0)
2016	Miedź Legnica II	4	(0)
2017	Septemvri Sofia	13	(0)
2018	Spartak Pleven	0	(0)
2018–2019	Montana	8	(0)
2019	Pirin Blagoevgrad	5	(0)
2020	Kostinbrod
Total		280	(9)
Managerial career
2020–2024	CSKA Sofia (youth)
2024–	CSKA Sofia III
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Trifonov earned his first call-up to the Bulgaria national side in March 2011 for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland and the friendly match versus Cyprus, but did not feature in these games.^[2]

On 22 February 2018, Trifonov joined Third League club Spartak Pleven.^[3] In June 2018, he moved to Second League side Montana.^[4]

Later career

Missing most of the 2019–20 season due to an injury in the autumn 2019, 35-year old Trifonov decided to retire at the end of the year.^[5]

In February 2020, he returned to PFC CSKA Sofia as a youth coach, where he became head coach of the players from 2004 and would also help the U17 team.^[6] Beside that, he also signed for Kostinbrod in March 2020.^[7]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 August 2025

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
CSKA Sofia III	1 July 2024	Present	38	12	13	13	031.58	55	57	-2
Total			38	12	13	13	031.58	55	57	-2

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2010–11
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2011