Georgi Slavev Markov ( bg, Георги Славев Марков; 20 January 1972 – 18 February 2018) was a

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who played as a defender. He was known as a tough, but generally fair tackler, and was nicknamed the "Börner Grater".

Career

Markov was born in

Gotse Delchev Georgi Nikolov Delchev ( Bulgarian/ Macedonian: Георги/Ѓорѓи Николов Делчев; 4 February 1872 – 4 May 1903), known as Gotse Delchev or Goce Delčev (''Гоце Делчев'', originally spelled in older Bulgar ...

, near the border with Greece. His career began at the local club

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, but he was only 21 when he moved to the very successful Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv. He played for Botev in the Bulgarian

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

between 1993 and 1996. In June 1996 Georgi moved to

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. After that he played for

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 ...

, Turkish

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and Greek side Ergotelis. Signed again with

in 2006. Between 1999 and 2005, Georgi Markov played in 36 matches for

. He scored his only goal for Bulgaria on 9 June 1999 in the 1:1 home draw against

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in a Euro 2000 qualifier. On 2 July 2011, he played in an

exhibition match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

for

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 ...

against his former club

, which marked the end of his professional career.

International goal

Honours

;Levski Sofia * Bulgarian League (2): 2000–01, 2001–02 *

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(3): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05

Health problems and death

In 2015 Markov suffered a

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whilst in

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on a training camp with

. On 18 February 2018, he died at his home aged 46 from a second heart attack.Почина бившият футболен национал Георги Марков
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References

External links

*
Profile at LevskiSofia.info
1972 births 2018 deaths Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Bulgarian expatriate footballers PFC Pirin Gotse Delchev players People from Gotse Delchev Botev Plovdiv players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Levski Sofia players Trabzonspor footballers Ergotelis F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Süper Lig players Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Greece Association football defenders Sportspeople from Blagoevgrad Province {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub