SOFIA, June 25 (Reuters) - Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov may
not be fit for the start of the 2004 European Championships
qualifying campaign after fracturing a bone in his head in a
fall.
Markov is in hospital after falling down a staircase while
making repairs to his home in Sevlievo on Friday.
'An operation is not on the agenda. Nobody can say now how
long he will need to recover,' team doctor Mihail Iliev said.
Markov was taken to a Sofia hospital on Sunday.
Iliev said Markov, appointed coach in December after
Bulgaria failed to qualify for the World Cup finals, was
expected to leave hospital within 14 days.
Bulgaria have been drawn in qualifying group eight for the
European Championships in Portugal alongside Belgium, Croatia,
Estonia and Andorra.
They start their qualifying campaign on September 7 or 8
away to Belgium and have a warm-up against Germany in Sofia on
August 21.
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