Georgi Popov

Georgi Popov
Personal information
Full name Georgi Dimitrov Popov
Date of birth (1944-07-14)14 July 1944
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death 9 March 2024(2024-03-09) (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.