Legendary Bulgarian football player Krassimir Balakov has become the new manager of PFC Chernomorets from the city of Burgas. Bala replaced Dimitar Dimitrov, who is now a coach in the Russian club Amkar.

Balakov, who is considered one of the greatest Bulgarian footballers being a key member of the national team that finished fourth in the 1994 World Cup, started a successful coaching career in 2006 as a manager of Grasshopper-Club Zurich and later became manager of FC St. Gallen.