Georgi Dimitrov (footballer, born 1959)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgi Georgiev Dimitrov | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 8 May 2021 | (aged 62)||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1977 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 27 | (1) |
1977–1986 | CSKA Sofia | 222 | (19) |
1986–1988 | Saint-Étienne | 54 | (3) |
1988–1989 | CSKA Sofia | 22 | (2) |
1989–1990 | Slavia Sofia | 16 | (0) |
Total | 341 | (25) | |
International career | |||
1978–1988 | Bulgaria | 77 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
2003 | Marek Dupnitsa | ||
2006–2007 | Velbazhd Kyustendil | ||
2007–2008 | Marek Dupnitsa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Georgi Georgiev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Георги Георгиeв Димитров; 14 January 1959 – 8 May 2021) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Dimitrov represented Bulgaria on 77 occasions between 1978 and 1988, scoring 7 goals. He captained his country 56 times including at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]CSKA Sofia
- A Group: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89
- Bulgarian Cup: 1983, 1985, 1989
- Cup of the Soviet Army: 1985, 1986, 1989
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "БФС честити 57-ия рожден ден на Георги Димитров - Джеки" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- Georgi Dimitrov at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1959 births
- 2021 deaths
- Sportspeople from Stara Zagora Province
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Ligue 1 players
- Bulgarian football managers
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Bulgarian football defender stubs