Between 2006 and 2010, he was the head of football development and academy manager at
Slovak first division club
MFK Košice. Bula was appointed as the manager of the
Gibraltar national team in November 2009. Between 2009 and 2013 Bula managed the national team in 47 matches, against professional teams from Spain's 2b & 2a leagues, and English
Championship &
League One teams. Bula's success rate was 78%, with victories over teams such as
Portsmouth,
Notts County, England C,
Bury and
Real Balompédica Linense. Most notable was the 3–0 win over the
Faroe Islands in 2013 prior to UEFA membership. Bula managed the national team in their debut as a Uefa member against
Slovakia, and earned a draw which sent shock waves around Europe. That was followed by a 1–1 draw away to
Estonia and Gibraltar's first win as Uefa member, against
Malta. For political reasons, though, it was decided that Gibraltar would be kept apart from
Spain in qualification draws. Bula's tactical approach to the
Euro 2016 qualifier against World Cup holders
Germany resulted in a 4–0 win for Germany, a creditable result for Gibraltar as many people were expecting Germany to come away with a much heavier victory. Only one goal was scored in second half and that was an own goal by Gibraltar. On 18 January 2015, Bula arrived in England to partake in the UEFA Pro-Licence course at the
St George's Park National Football Centre, alongside coaches such as
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,
Phil Neville and
Scott Parker. However, after a poor start to Gibraltar's Euro 2016 qualification campaign, combined with Bula's defensive approach, he was sacked in March 2015, receiving a settlement shortly afterwards. After a short spell as Director of Football at
Lynx in 2016, he took over management of the club in June 2017 after chairman/manager Albert Parody decided to step back from on-the-pitch activities. However, he would only last just over 4 months in the role as he left in October that year, after a disastrous start to the club's campaign. On 19 December 2018, he was appointed manager of
Boca Gibraltar after the departure of Juanjo Pomares. He had previously served as a director at the club, along with his son Allen Bulla Jr, who works as head of youth development at the club. On 19 June 2019, he was appointed manager of
Europa Point. On 17 May 2022, he was appointed manager of
Mons Calpe after the departure of Leo Fuentes. ==Personal life==