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Coaches in Bulgarian football change on average every 7 months

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Coaches in the Bulgarian championship stay in office for an average of 222 days, according to a report by the International Centре for Sports Studies (CIES Football Observatory). The analysis for the 2019-2020 season includes 110 championships in 79 countries and 1,646 teams from around the world. 

According to the indicator of the coaches' stay in the First League and 11 coaches changed during the season, Bulgaria takes 78th place. 
In Europe, coaches stay less in Slovakia - 213 days, Croatia - 199 days, Hungary - 189 days and Cyprus 162 days. 
Worldwide, football coaches have the longest stays in Wales - 943 days, and in Sweden - 890 days. 
The average age of the coaches in the First League is 52 years and the Bulgarian coaches are one of the youngest in Europe.



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