Stefan Valdobrev was born in 1970 in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. In 1993 he graduated the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia as an actor. In the following years he has played in 10 feature films and more than 40 theatre performances. In 2006 he attended the film school FAMU in Prague, Czech Republic and since then has directed short films, TV programs, music videos. My Mate Manchester United is his first documentary film.