Georgi Popov

Georgi Popov

Personal information
Full name	Georgi Dimitrov Popov
Date of birth	14 July 1944
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
	Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1961–1975	Botev Plovdiv	308	(83)
National team
	Bulgaria	22	(0)
Teams managed
1996–1997	Botev Plovdiv
2011–	Maritsa Plovdiv
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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

• A Group (1): 1966–67
• Bulgarian Cup (1): 1961–62
• Balkans Cup (1): 1972

References

1. 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico
2. "Georgi Popov Career Facts" (in Bulgarian). bultras.com.

External links

• FIFA profile