Georgi Sarmov ( bg, Георги Сърмов; born 7 September 1985) 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 former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Naftex

Between 2004 and 2006 Sarmov played for

Naftex Burgas ''For the new club claimed as the successor, see PFC Neftochimic Burgas.'' PFC Naftex Burgas ({{Lang-bg, ПФК Нафтекс) is a former football club from Burgas, Bulgaria. History The club was created in 1962 by a group of workers, laying t ...

, making 43 league appearances and scoring 2 goals.

Levski Sofia

He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009. During 2009/2010 season, Levski qualified for

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group stage. In 2009/2010 season, Levski achieved qualifying for

, becoming 3rd in the final ranking.

Kasımpaşa S.K.

On 17 May 2010, Sarmov together with his teammate Nikolay Dimitrov signed for

Kasımpaşa S.K. Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü. (, Kasımpaşa Sports Club), commercially registered as Kasımpaşa Sportif Faaliyetleri A.Ş., colloquially known Kasımpaşa, is a Turkish professional football club located in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. The c ...

for five years.

Beroe

In January 2016, Sarmov signed with

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 ...

Etar

On 4 August 2017, Sarmov signed with

Etar Veliko Tarnovo Etar ( bg, Етър) is a Bulgarian sports football club based in Veliko Tarnovo, that plays in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Etar is the official successor of Etar 1924, which was dissolved for financial reasons ...

Chemnitz

In late April 2019, Sarmov was unveiled as the first signing of

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club

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for the 2019/2020 season.

International career

He debuted for

Bulgaria national football team The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international Association football, football and is administere ...

on 26 March 2008 against

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, appearing as a late substitute for

Dimitar Berbatov Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov ( bg, Димитър Иванов Бербатов; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. A striker, he captained the Bulgaria national team from 2006 to 2010, and is the country's all-ti ...

. The result of the match was 2:1 with a win for Bulgaria.

Honours

;Levski Sofia * Bulgarian league (2): 2006–07, 2008–09 *

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: 2006–07 *

Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup ( bg, Суперкупа на България) is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and ...

(2):

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References

External links

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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarmov, Georgi 1985 births Living people Footballers from Burgas Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders PFC Neftochimic Burgas (2009–2014) players PFC Levski Sofia players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Botev Plovdiv players ACS Poli Timișoara players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players FC Dacia Chișinău players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Chemnitzer FC players FC Vitosha Bistritsa players PFC Septemvri Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Liga I players Moldovan Super Liga players 3. Liga players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Germany