With a group of 23 football players, Pirin held the first training session for 2023 year. Before the start of the activity at the "Hristo Botev" stadium, the traditional water ceremony for the health and success of the team was performed, the club and the supporters.
Head coach Hristo Yanev led a group of 23 players. Winger Boris Tyutyukov from Minyor (Pernik), striker Krastyo Banev from CSKA 1948, who is Pirin's junior and Ukrainian outside midfielder Dmytro Seminyv, passed through the teams of Chernomorets (Odesa), Liepaja (Latvia) and FC Lviv will have a trial period.
To the already well-known juniors of the club, Martin Bachev, Vasil Hristov, Lubomir Todorov, Marcel Bibishkov and Ilian Kostov were joined by right defender Martin Georgiev, who also started training with Pirin.
"There are no personnel changes at this stage, except these, which were carried out before the New Year. We are talking to a lot of football players, we want to see how some of them will fit into the team. We need quality, we need people in certain positions. Based on that, with which we have funds, we will try to make the best possible selection. I expect the battle to stay in the elite to be very tough. I don't expect everything to be smooth sailing, but i'm here, to work, to deal with these difficulties and based on these difficulties to make decisions, which are good for the club", said Pirin's mentor Hristo Yanev to the media.
During the preparation period “eaglets” they will play five controls. The first of them will be on 14.01 against Athlete (Yours), matches with Botev are also certain (Vratsa) on 28.01 and CSKA (Sofia) on 05.02. Friendly meetings will also be held on 21.01 and 25.01, with opponents to be announced further.