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For other people named Georgi Ivanov, see Georgi Ivanov (disambiguation).
Georgi Vejdomanov
Personal information
Full name Georgi Aleksandrov Ivanov
Date of birth (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team Vitosha Bistrista (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 60 (15)
1997–2002 Levski Sofia 115 (70)
2002–2004 Rennes 12 (1)
2003–2004 → Levski Sofia (loan) 21 (9)
2004–2005 Samsunspor 29 (4)
2005–2006 Gaziantepspor 13 (1)
2006 Levski Sofia 23 (14)
2007–2008 Rijeka 34 (6)
2008–2009 Levski Sofia 23 (12)
Total 330 (132)
International career
1996–2005 Bulgaria 34 (4)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Levski Sofia
2011 Levski Sofia
2012 Levski Sofia
2012 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2013– Cherno More Varna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgi Ivanov, nicknamed Gonzo (Template:Lang-bg), born 2 July 1976 in Plovdiv), is a former Bulgarian football striker. Ivanov is a former Bulgarian international and is perhaps best known for his goal-scoring prowess in The Eternal Derby of Bulgaria, netting 15 goals, having bettered Nasko Sirakov's record in 2008.

Career

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Georgi Ivanov started his career in his home town Plovdiv playing for local club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. His talent soon became apparent, and he received several call ups for the Bulgarian national football team. For four seasons in Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Georgi earned 60 appearances playing in the Bulgarian top division, scored 15 goals.

PFC Levski Sofia first period

"Gonzo" as he was known among the fans signed for Levski Sofia in 1999.

Stade Rennais

Ivanov joined French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais FC for a club record transfer fee of €4,100,000 in 2002. After only a year abroad he rejoined Levski.

PFC Levski Sofia second period

During 2003–04 season, Gonzo played for Levski Sofia again out on loan. He made 21 league appearances and scored nine goals.

Turkish period

Between 2004 and 2006, Georgi Ivanov played in Turkey for Samsunspor and Gaziantepspor.

PFC Levski Sofia third period

Ivanov once again rejoined Levski Sofia on a free transfer from Gaziantepspor in 2006 and won the Bulgarian title for the fourth time in his career.

NK Rijeka

In January 2007, Georgi Ivanov was transferred to Croatian club NK Rijeka. In Croatia, Gonzo was used as a striker and as a defensive midfielder.

PFC Levski Sofia 4th period

On 22 June 2008, he signed a contract with PFC Levski Sofia for the fourth time. In the end of the half season for four matches he scored 6 goals, including his record 15th against Sofia rivals CSKA. During that season, Gonzo showed once again his strong leadership, playing even with an injury and protectors on his face because of a broken cheek-bone. He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.

Coaching career

Executive Director

Because of injuries, Ivanov did not start the 09/10 season. On 23 July 2009, Ivanov became a manager and head of the sport technical issues in PFC Levski Sofia, but he said that when he is ready he could play again.

Head coach

After the fourth defeat in eight competitions, Levski Sofia have replaced the manager Ratko Dostanic, with the Sports manager

He took Levski in the 10th round, collected only 9 points. After the end of the season, Ivanov took the team to the third place and achieved qualifying for UEFA Europa League.

On 20 May 2010, Ivanov hired Yasen Petrov for Levski's head coach, ending his coaching career.

He also became caretaker manager of Levski following the resignation of Nikolay Kostov on 26 March 2012.

On 10 October 2012, Ivanov was announced as the new manager of Lokomotiv Plovdiv, replacing Emil Velev. However, he left the team after just one day in charge of the training process.

International career

Georgi Ivanov was a part of Bulgaria national football team between 1996 and 2005. He earned his first cap with Bulgaria as a 20-year old, in a 1–0 victory over Luxembourg on 8 October 1996. For Bulgaria, Gonzo was capped 34 times, scoring 4 goals. He was part of Bulgaria's roster for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

Awards

References

  1. .Levski: Dostanic tritt zurück
  2. .Гонзо изтрая само ден в Локо Пд и си тръгна
Bulgarian First League top scorers
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
Bulgaria squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
Bulgaria
PFC Cherno More Varna – current squad
PFC Levski Sofia – managers
PFC Cherno More Varna – managers

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