Dimitar Petrov Dimitrov (; born 9 June 1959), nicknamed Héro, is a Bulgarian professional football manager.
Dimitrov represented hometown club Chernomorets Burgas as well Akademik Sofia before a serious injury forced his early retirement.
He has managed Neftochimic Burgas, Litex Lovech, the Bulgaria national team, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Chernomorets Burgas, Amkar Perm, Al-Qadisiya, and Irtysh Pavlodar. As of 22 September 2025, together with Ilian Iliev he holds the record for the most matches as manager in the top flight of Bulgarian football - 491.
Dimitrov is known for his fiery temper and animated manner of coaching. His son, Viktor Dimitrov, has worked as assistant manager.
Honours Coach Neftochimic Burgas Bulgarian A Football Group: Runner-up 1995–96 Cup of PFL Winner: 1996, 1997
Litex Lovech Bulgarian A Football Group: 1997–98
Levski Sofia Bulgarian A Football Group: 1999–2000 Bulgarian Cup: 2000
Ludogorets First League: 2017–18
Career statistics
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %Neftochimic Burgas1 July 199430 June 1997Litex Lovech1 July 199713 September 1998Bulgaria13 September 199831 December 1999Lovech1 July 199931 December 1999Levski Sofia1 January 200030 June 2000Velbazhd1 July 200030 June 2001Lokomotiv Plovdiv1 July 200130 June 2003Naftex Burgas1 July 200330 June 2004Al-Nassr1 July 200430 June 2005Chernomorets Burgas1 July 200614 December 2008Amkar Perm14 December 20081 September 2009Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar19 December 200930 May 2011Chernomorets Burgas30 May 201115 May 2014Irtysh Pavlodar1 June 20159 August 2017Ludogorets10 August 20176 June 2018Irtysh Pavlodar8 July 201828 April 2019Beroe24 October 201921 April 2021Total
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