Former F.Y.R. Macedonia coach Dragan Kanatlarovski has taken charge of Bulgarian side PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936. The 47-year-old succeeds Yassen Petrov who resigned last Friday.

"My aim is to build a strong team capable of qualifying for Europe," Kanatlarovski said. "This squad is young and promising and I'm looking forward to the challenge." Lokomotiv are eighth in the A PFG after recording successive wins under caretaker coach Ayan Sadakov.