Georgi Popov

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Georgi Popov
Personal information
Full name Georgi Dimitrov Popov
Date of birth (1944-07-14) 14 July 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1975 Botev Plovdiv 308 (83)
International career
Bulgaria 22 (0)
Managerial career
1996–1997 Botev Plovdiv
2011– Maritsa Plovdiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgi Dimitrov Popov (Bulgarian: Георги Димитров Попов; born 14 July 1944) is a Bulgarian former football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[1] At club level, he spent 14 years of his career as a player at Botev Plovdiv.

Career

Born in Plovdiv, Popov began his career with local club Maritsa Plovdiv. In 1961, as a schoolboy, he joined Botev Plovdiv.[2] With Botev, he won one A PFG title, one Bulgarian Cup and one Balkans Cup. Popov earned 308 appearances in the league, scoring 83 goals. In the Bulgarian Cup, he played 50 matches and scored 15 goals.

Honours

Club

Botev Plovdiv

References

  1. 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico
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