Diyan Genchev ( bg, Диян Генчев) (born 8 February 1975) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n retired

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. He played as a playmaker who can play well both as an attacking central midfielder.

Career

Dido as he is known among the supporters in Bulgaria, started his career in home town

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, playing for local side Spartak. He became one of the best midfielders in the country very soon and attracted the attention of one of the elite clubs from

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

– Lokomotiv. In season 2002–03 Genchev played for

Kalamata FC Kalamata Football Club ( el, Π.Σ. "Η Καλαμάτα") is a Greek professional football club based in Messenia, Kalamata. They compete in the Super League Greece 2, the second tier of the Greek football league system. The club's home ground is ...

in Greece. In June 2003 he returned to Bulgaria, signing a contract with

Cherno More Varna Cherno More ( bg, Черно Море) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on March 3, 1913, as an assoc ...

. In 2007–08, for six months, Genchev played in

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

for

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

. From January 2008 he was part of the

Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...

team, officially joining them in February 2008. He left the team in late 2011 to join Nesebar until end of the season. After that he announced his retirement. In the summer of 2015 he come back from retirement to join the newly joined to V Group team Inter Plachidol.

Statistic

Honours

Club

* Cherno More **

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

: ***Runner-up: 2005–06 * Beroe **

: ***Winner: 2009–10

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* Bulgarian footballers 1975 births Living people Association football midfielders First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Spartak Varna players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players Kalamata F.C. players PFC Cherno More Varna players FC Zhenis Astana players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players PFC Nesebar players Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Bulgarian expatriates in Kazakhstan Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub