Georgi Dimitrov Popov ( bg, Георги Димитров Попов; born 14 July 1944) 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 Macedo ...
n former
football forward who played for
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 Macedo ...
in the
1970 FIFA World Cup. At club level, he spent 14 years of his career as a player at
Botev Plovdiv.
Career
Born in
Plovdiv, Popov began his career with local club
Maritsa Plovdiv
Maritsa ( bg, Марица) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Plovdiv, that plays in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football league system.
It was established in 1921, after the merger of the teams Vampir and ...
. In 1961, as a schoolboy, he joined
Botev Plovdiv.
With Botev, he won one
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 ...
title, one
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 tournamen ...
and one
Balkans Cup. Popov earned 308 appearances in the league, scoring 83 goals. In the Bulgarian Cup, he played 50 matches and scored 15 goals.
Honours
Club
;Botev Plovdiv
*
A Group
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 ...
(1):
1966–67
*
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 tournamen ...
(1):
1961–62
*
Balkans Cup (1): 1972
References
External links
FIFA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Popov, Georgi
1944 births
Living people
Footballers from Plovdiv
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Botev Plovdiv players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
1970 FIFA World Cup players