Georgi Dimitrov Nikolov (; 1 May 1931 – 16 March 1978) was a Bulgarian

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who played as a

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. Between 1953 and 1958, Dimitrov gained 30 caps for the Bulgaria national team and scored seven goals. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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. He died in a

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at the age of 46 in 1978.

Honours

Club

;CSKA Sofia * Bulgarian League (5):

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

, 1958–59 *

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International

;Bulgaria *

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Bronze Medal:

References

External links

Georgi Dimitrov – Career and Statistics
at chernomorefc.com
Player Profile
at fccska.com * 1931 births 1978 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen Bulgaria men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Bulgaria Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics FC Chernomorets Burgas players PFC Cherno More Varna players PFC CSKA Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Men's association football forwards Bulgarian football managers PFC Cherno More Varna managers Footballers from Burgas Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1978 Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-footy-bio-stub