| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Dimitrov Nikolov | ||
| Date of birth | (1931-05-01)1 May 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1978(1978-03-16) (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Gabare, Bulgaria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Chernomorets Burgas | 9 | (1) |
| 1951–1954 | Cherno More | 81 | (29) |
| 1955–1959 | CDNA Sofia | 87 | (26) |
| 1959–1964 | Cherno More | 138 | (35) |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1958 | Bulgaria | 30 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1968 | Cherno More (assistant) | ||
| 1968–1972 | Cherno More | ||
| 1972 | Bulgaria U21 | ||
| 1972–1974 | Bulgaria (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1976 | Cherno More | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Georgi Dimitrov (1 May 1931 – 16 March 1978) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward. 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 1956 Summer Olympics.
He died in a plane crash at the age of 46 in 1978.
Honours
Club
- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian League (5): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958–59
- Bulgarian Cup: 1955
International
- Bulgaria
References
- "Георги Димитров – Червения, футболното бижу на ЦДНА" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 1 May 2011.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgi Dimitrov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- "Georgi Dimitrov". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- "39 години от трагичната гибел на Жулиета Шишманова и Георги Димитров - Червения" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 16 March 2017.
External links
- Georgi Dimitrov – Career and Statistics at chernomorefc.com
- Player Profile at fccska.com
- Georgi Dimitrov at EU-Football.info
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- 1931 births
- 1978 deaths
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- 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
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