One of the biggest Bulgarian talents – Bojidar Kostadinov, moved to the Italian club Parma. The transfer of the player took place with the help of Campionia – the management agency that truly supports the young players and coaches in Bulgaria. The transfer came after successful trials in Parma – a team in which Hristo Stoichkov and Valeri Bojinov have played. Impressed by the qualities of the player, the coaches and the management of the Italian club decided to sign him.
Who is Bojidar Kostadinov? Born in 2004, he plays as a playmaker or left wing. His entire career so far has been spent in the academy of Slavia Sofia. He uses both legs equally well, and what sets him apart the most is his technique and one-on-one play. He himself has repeatedly mentioned that the Coerver camps, which he has visited abroad over the years, have been extremely helpful in his development. The team of the Campionia would like to thank all the coaches from Slavia who have worked with Bojidar Kostadinov over the years and have left their mark on his style of play. Last but not least, we would like to thank PFC Slavia for their full cooperation – a team that continues to prove that it is number 1 in Bulgaria when it comes to the development of young players.
You can see a video with Bojidar’s highlights here:
The founder of Campionia Georgi Zahariev took part in one of the biggest football conferences in the world – SoccerEx. The the event took place in Hainan Island in China. SoccerEx is organized 3 times per year, once in Asia, Europe and America, and is considered the event that is the biggest driver of innovation in the world of football. Frequent guests and speakers are directors at FIFA and UEFA, presidents of leading football teams and local federations, famous agents, legendary footballers and people who are shaping the future of the most popular game in the world. At the same time, a number of leading companies use the event as an exhibition to present their innovative products and solutions to help clubs and federations around the world. Here is a short video that can help you get an idea of what SoccerEx is (you can even see Georgi Zahariev shaking hands with a Chinese participant):
Some of the main highlights of SoccerEx China this year:
- The adversities ahead of Chinese football and what is the future of the sport in the most populous country in the world (Cai Yun – Chinese Football Federation)
- How data collection, processing and analysis is changing the world of football (Daniel Stenz – Technical Director of Shandong Lunon)
- The future of football recovery (Marie Farag, nutritionist)
- Promoting football in the 21st century – marketing strategies (Luis Liu – Wanda Sports)
- Television rights, streaming, advertising (Patrick Murphy – Football Marketing Asia)
- How the Bundesliga wins fans in China (Patrick Stuber – Director of the Bundesliga for China)
- Why La Liga’s popularity is growing in China (Sarah Zhu – La Liga representative in China)
- Why 40% of FC Barcelona’s partnership revenue comes from Asia (Jordi Camps – FC Barcelona International Director)
- Why children no longer listen to their fathers on which team to sympathize with (Scott Moon – Director of City Football Group for China)
These are just some of the main topics that were discussed. During the event there were many panels in which each participant could join and ask questions. During the breaks, all lecturers and guests met in some of the designated areas and discussed in a narrower circle the problems of modern football. Here is a video of one of the most interesting discussions about coaching and working with youngsters. It was attended by the director of the Ajax AcademyCorne Groenendijk, Jean-Pierre Papin, Borussia Dortmund’s coordinator for China – Marius Lorenz and others:
Georgi Zahariev during SoccerEx China
Presentation during SoccerEx
The second coaching meeting of its kind will be held in Sofia on January 4 and 5, 2020. The organizers of the event are Georgi Zahariev – Bulgarian football agent and founder of Campionia, together with the director of the academy of FC “Spartak 1919” Radostin Alexandrov.
The idea of the meeting / seminar is to discuss some pressing issues in working with youngsters in Bulgaria and to give guidance and examples. The format will be based on presentations and discussions. There will be several topics that will be presented by certain speakers after which we hope to get a useful discussion for all.
A special guest will be Daniel Bale – a coach with many years of experience in England, who worked for “Leicester”, “Birmingham” and “Nottingham Forest”. Bale is the head of the Nottingham Forest academy, holds a UEFA “A” license, has completed all Youth modules in England and holds the highest level of psychology courses at the English Football Association. All invited guest presenters are as follows:
Daniel Bale (UEFA “A”) – Head of the Nottingham Forest Academy in the 12-16 year old phase
Alexander Gitsov (UEFA “A”) – assistant coach at Floridadsdorfer and head coach of the B team
Danail Ivanov (UEFA “A”) – head of the 7-11 year olds at the academy of PFC “Levski” (Sofia)
Radostin Alexandrov (UEFA “A”) – director of the academy of FC “Spartak 1919”
The seminar will be divided in two days in order to cover more purposefully and in detail the topics that will be discussed. On the first day, the topics will be focused on the work with the youngest – from 7 to 12 years, and on the 5th of January, Sunday, more emphasis will be placed on the work with 12-18 year olds. The topics will be diverse in order to answer as many questions related to the development of young players, as well as to share different views and methods to help solve some of the problems encountered in the training process in our country. The purpose of the seminar is not financial benefits, but to start the year with fresh knowledge and a desire to improve. If there is enough interest, I hope it won’t take long before we make the another coaching meeting. All the lecturers we contacted were very enthusiastic and have prepared extremely interesting topics for presentation. We thank all of them for responding and for sharing part of their experience and knowledge with all the participants.
After long negotiations and a lot of efforts we can now officially announce – Campionia is now the official exclusive representative of Coerver Coaching for Bulgaria. Expect many events, individual training sessions for kids, coaching courses, summer and winter camps. For those of you who don’t know: Coerver is the most famous football methodology in the world. It is based on the Dutch model of work and the main focus is on improving the technical qualities of the players. You can see the welcome video:
For more information, please visit the Coerver website: