Bulgaria shirt worn by Vladimir Manchev in the 2008 European Qualifiers. The striker earned 23 caps for the national team in the period 2001 - 2008, scoring 3 goals. He was part of the squad at the 2004 European Championship in Portugal. The striker won the Bulgarian League Cup in 1999 with CSKA Sofia. He was the top goalscorer of the Bulgarian A Grupa in 2001/2002 season with 21 goals netted for "the reds".