Georgi Borisov ( bg, Георги Борисов; born 21 October 1974) is a Bulgarian former professional

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who has also worked as

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Career

Club career

Borisov came through the youth system of

Loko Sofia Lokomotiv 1929 ( bg, Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refou ...

and made his A PFG debut on 25 April 1991, in the railwaymen's 3:0 home win over

Chernomorets Burgas PSFC Chernomorets Burgas ( bg, ПСФК Черноморец Бургас) or simply Chernomorets ( bg, Черноморец) was a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas. The club never won any major competition, its most notable achie ...

, impressing with his performance. In the summer of 1997, he was signed by Levski Sofia on the insistence of coach Stefan Grozdanov and manager & player's agent Andrey Zhelyazkov. Notable highlights during his stay with the "bluemen" included a strong performance in the 1998 Bulgarian Cup Final against archrivals CSKA Sofia, which Levski Sofia won by a score of 5:0, as well as the netting of three goals in the 8:1 rout against Belarusian side Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk on 13 August 1998 (the second largest margin of victory in European club tournaments for the team) in a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match. He is the second Levski Sofia player (after legend Nikola Kotkov) to score a hat-trick for the team in European competitions. However, shortly after that he returned to Loko Sofia and his career began to stagnate, with the footballer never reaching his previous heights. Borisov subsequently had a stint in Israel (first moving to the country in 2000) with Bnei Sakhnin and

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...

. He then played for

, Dorostol Silistra, Balkan Botevgrad, and

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The c ...

before retiring. After the end of his playing career, Borisov studied to become a

in Dimitar Penev's coaching school between 2007 and 2008, and also took a number of other jobs outside of sports. His current focus is his own private footballing school "Ferion", where he works with the children. Borisov is regarded as a very talented footballer who fell short of fulfilling his full potential.

International career

He made his debut for Bulgaria on 12 April 1995, in the 0:0 away draw with

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in a friendly match.

References

External links

Profile at LevskiSofia.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borisov, Georgi 1974 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Levski Sofia players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players FC Minyor Pernik players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga Leumit players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bulgarian football managers