Damyan Georgiev (Bulgarian: Дамян Георгиев; 12 January 1950 – 7 May 2022) was a Bulgarian footballer, who played for Cherno More Varna from 1968 to 1978. He played 215 matches and scored 55 goals in the Bulgarian top division.[1] For Bulgaria U19, Georgiev was capped 11 times, scoring 4 goals. He represented Bulgaria at the 1969 UEFA European Under-18 Championship in Germany. Georgiev also was capped 16 times and scored 3 goals for Bulgaria U21.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damyan Georgiev Dimitrov | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 2022 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Orlando, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1978 | Cherno More | 245 | (63) |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1969 | Bulgaria U18 | 11 | (4) |
| 1969–1973 | Bulgaria U23 | 16 | (3) |
| 1969 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1990 | Cherno More (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
editThroughout his career Damyan Georgiev has been the manager of the following football teams : Cherno More Varna and amateurs Ovech Provadia, Botev Novi Pazar and Lokomotiv Kaspichan.
References
edit- ^ "Damyan Georgiev". chernomorepfc.bg.
External links
edit- Damyan Georgiev – career and statistics at chernomorefc.com
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