Georgi Markov (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgi Slavev Markov | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | ||
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Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Retired | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | Pirin GD | ||
1993–1996 | Botev Plovdiv | 65 | (9) |
1996–2000 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 89 | (2) |
2000–2003 | Levski Sofia | 58 | (1) |
2002 | Trabzonspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 14 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Levski Sofia | 31 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Ergotelis FC | 25 | (4) |
2006–2011 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 85 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
1999–2005 | Bulgaria | 36 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 2009 |
Georgi Markov (Bulgarian: Георги Славев Марков) (born 20 January 1972) is a former Bulgarian football defender. He is known as a tough, but generally fair tackler, and has been nicknamed the "Börner Grater" (Bulgarian: Рендето Бьорнер).
Career
Markov was born in Gotse Delchev, near the border with Greece. His career began at the local club Pirin, but he was only 21 when he moved to the very successful Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv. He played for Botev in the Bulgarian A PFG between 1993 and 1996.
In June 1996 Georgi moved to Lokomotiv Sofia. After that he played for Levski Sofia, Turkish Trabzonspor[1] and Greek side Ergotelis. Signed again with Lokomotiv Sofia in 2006.
Between 1999 and 2005, Georgi Markov played in 36 matches for Bulgaria.[2] He scored his only goal for Bulgaria on 9 June 1999 in the 1:1 home draw against England in a Euro 2000 qualifier.[3]
On 2 July 2011, he played in an exhibition match for Loko Sofia against his former club Levski Sofia, which marked the end of his professional career.[4]
International goal
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 June 1999 | Bulgarian Army Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | England | 1 – 1 | 1–1 | Euro 2000 qualifier |
Awards
- Champion of Bulgaria – 2 times – 2001, 2002 (with Levski Sofia)
References
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External links
- Markov.html Georgi Markov at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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