Georgi Georgiev (footballer, born 1963)

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Kostadinov and the family name is Georgiev.

Georgi Kostadinov Georgiev (Bulgarian: Георги Костадинов Георгиев) (born 10 January 1963) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was part of the Bulgaria national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup.

Georgi Georgiev

Georgiev in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Georgi Kostadinov Georgiev
Date of birth	(1963-01-10) 10 January 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	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)
International career
1989–1994	Bulgaria	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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