Georgi Georgiev (footballer, born 1963)

Georgi Georgiev
Personal information
Full name	Georgi Kostadinov Georgiev
Date of birth	(1963-01-10) 10 January 1963
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1972–1980	Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1984	Maritsa Plovdiv	74	(11)
1984–1988	Botev Plovdiv	98	(26)
1988–1991	CSKA Sofia	72	(15)
1991–1995	Mulhouse	114	(23)
1996	CSKA Sofia	18	(6)
1996–1997	Maritsa Plovdiv	19	(2)
Total		395	(83)
National team
1989–1994	Bulgaria	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Georgi Kostadinov Georgiev (Bulgarian: Георги Костадинов Георгиев) (born 10 January 1963) was a Bulgarian football player. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup.

Club career

Georgiev started his career in Maritsa at the age of 17. He played for his first club from 1980 to 1984, when he was transferred to Botev Plovdiv.

After playing for Botev, Georgiev was transferred to CSKA Sofia. With this club, he became twice champion of Bulgaria in 1988–89 and 1989–90.

In 1991 Georgi Georgiev signed with French FC Mulhouse, where he stayed for four years and reached his greatest form as a football player.

Bulgaria squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place

1 Mihaylov (c) 2 Kremenliev 3 Ivanov 4 Tsvetanov 5 Hubchev 6 Yankov 7 Kostadinov 8 Stoichkov 9 Letchkov 10 Sirakov 11 Borimirov 12 Nikolov 13 Yordanov 14 Genchev 15 Iliev 16 Kiryakov 17 Mihtarski 18 Aleksandrov 19 Georgiev 20 Balakov 21 Yotov 22 Andonov Coach: Penev

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