Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgi Dimitrov Popov | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
Date of death | 9 March 2024 | (aged 79)||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Maritsa Plovdiv | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1975 | Botev Plovdiv | 308 | (83) |
International career | |||
1963-1970 | Bulgaria | 22 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1996–1997 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
2011– | Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Georgi Dimitrov Popov (Bulgarian: Георги Димитров Попов; 14 July 1944 – 9 March 2024) was a Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[1] At club level, he spent 14 years of his career as a player at Botev Plovdiv.