Stoichkov Officially Takes Over Bulgarian Champs

Former Barcelona soccer player Hristo Stoichkov is presented as new Litex Lovech coach during a press conference of Lovech, Bulgaria, 05 January 2012.

As expected, former Barcelona striker Hristo Stoichkov was presented on Thursday as the new manager of Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech.

"I wish luck to the new coaching staff and I hope that our young players will become 80% as good as he once was. I want to thank Stoichkov that he agreed to help our team in such a difficult moment," honorary Litex president Grisha Ganchev said upon presenting Stoichkov as the new coach.

Litex are currently 7th in Bulgaria's A league, lagging 11 points behind leaders Ludogorets and CSKA Sofia, but with a game in hand.

Hristo Stoichkov, one of the legendary Barcelona players in the 90's, has had a rather disappointing career as a coach, his last club being South African Mamelody Sundowns. He has never coached a club in his native country.

Besides coaching Litex Lovech, Stoichkov is expected to engage in promoting the products of Chinese car company Great Wall Motor Co.

Bulgaria's Litex Motors and China's Great Wall Motors recently unveiled their first vehicle assembled in the plant near the northern Bulgarian city of Lovech,where the team of Litex is based.

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