Blagoy Georgiev

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Blagoy Georgiev
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Georgiev in 2013
Personal information
Full name Blagoy Zhorev Georgiev
Date of birth (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2008 Slavia Sofia 172 (46)
2006 → Deportivo Alavés (loan) 10 (0)
2006–2007 → Red Star Belgrade (loan) 20 (2)
2007–2008 → MSV Duisburg (loan) 31 (2)
2009–2012 Terek Grozny 105 (7)
2013–2014 Amkar Perm 36 (3)
2014–2016 Rubin Kazan 37 (1)
International career‡
Bulgaria U21
2004–2011 Bulgaria 50 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2011

Blagoy Zhorev Georgiev (Bulgarian: Благой Жорев Георгиев; born 21 December 1981 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Slavia Sofia

Georgiev was born in Sofia. He is a product of the Slavia Sofia youth academy.[2] He signed a professional contract in June 1999[citation needed] and then made his first team debut under Miroslav Mironov' management three months later, on 17 October, in a 3–1 home win over Pirin Blagoevgrad. Georgiev's first goal came on 27 November 1999, when he scored a last-minute against Beroe Stara Zagora to secure a 1–1 away draw. On 11 March 2000, he netted Slavia's only goal in their league loss, a 2–1 defeat against Velbazhd Kyustendil. He then scored in Slavia's 3–2 win against Botev Plovdiv on 22 April, taking his tally for the season to 3 goals.

On 27 September 2003, Blago scored his first-ever hat-trick in his career, scoring four in a 5–2 away win over Chernomorets Burgas. After scoring his 17th league goal in the final game of the 2003–04 season, a 2–0 win against Naftex Burgas, he ended the campaign in joint second place with Stoyko Sakaliev in the race for the Bulgarian A PFG golden boot.

During his six years at Slavia Stadium, he scored 46 league goals in 172 matches.

Alaves (loan)

On 13 January 2006, Deportivo Alavés confirmed Georgiev has joined on loan until the end of the season.[3] He made his La Liga debut a week later, during Alaves's 2–0 loss against Barcelona at Camp Nou. He spent most of his time with Alaves on the bench. Blago returned to Bulgaria at the end of the season having made 10 appearances in Alaves's unsuccessful battle against relegation.

Red Star (loan)

On 14 June 2006, Serbian side Red Star Belgrade signed Georgiev on a season-long loan deal.[4]

Duisburg (loan)

On 28 May 2007, Georgiev joined Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.[5] On 14 March 2008, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against Schalke 04. On 4 May Blago scored a last-minute winning goal for 3–2 over Bayer 04 Leverkusen. During the season, he earned 31 appearances.

Terek Grozny

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Georgiev playing for Rubin Kazan in 2015

On 6 January 2009, Georgiev signed a four-year contract with Russian side Terek Grozny for 1.5 million Euros.[6] He made his Russian Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2009 season, on 15 March, in a 1–0 home win over Spartak Nalchik.[7] Georgiev's first goal came on 19 July, when he scored in a 3–2 home win against Zenit Saint Petersburg.

On the eve of the 2010 season, Georgiev was selected by manager Anatoly Baidachny, as the replacement captain after Timur Dzhabrailov's retirement.[8] On 10 May 2010, he scored the opening goal of the league game against CSKA Moscow which Terek lost 1–4. Three days later, Blago provided two assists in a 2–0 home victory over Saturn Ramenskoye.[9]

Georgiev scored his first league goal of the 2011 season and the winner against Anzhi Makhachkala, in a 1–0 victory on 20 May. On 13 August, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 6–2 defeat at Dynamo Moscow.[10] On 5 November, in a 2–0 home victory over Krasnodar, Blago assisted Musawengosi Mguni for the second goal.[11] On 28 December 2011, few days after his 30th birthday, he was reported to have become a target for Lokomotiv Moscow.[12]

On 4 November 2012, Georgiev marked his 100th Russian Premier League game by scoring a penalty in a 3–1 loss against Anzhi Makhachkala.

Amkar Perm

Georgiev signed with Amkar Perm on 19 December 2012 on a three-year deal.[13]

Rubin Kazan

On 15 August 2014, Georgiev joined Rubin Kazan, signing a two-year deal.[14] Following his transfer he took the number 77 shirt. He made his debut two days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Lokomotiv Moscow. His first league goal for Rubin gave them a 2–1 win over Torpedo Moscow on 29 September.

Statistics

All stats correct as of 9 January 2015.[15]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavia Sofia 1999–00 16 3 3 0 — — 19 3
2000–01 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
2001–02 29 3 3 1 — — 32 4
2002–03 24 7 5 1 — — 29 8
2003–04 29 17 1 0 — — 30 17
2004–05 28 11 1 0 — — 29 11
2005–06 14 3 1 0 — — 14 4
Total 159 44 15 2 0 0 174 46
Deportivo Alavés 2005–06 10 0 ? ? — — 10 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Red Star Belgrade 2006–07 20 2 ? ? 6 0 26 2
Total 20 2 0 0 6 0 26 2
MSV Duisburg 2007–08 31 2 2 1 — — 33 3
Total 31 2 2 1 0 0 33 3
Slavia Sofia 2008–09 13 2 1 0 — — 14 2
Total 13 2 1 0 0 0 14 2
Terek Grozny 2009 27 1 0 0 — — 27 1
2010 19 1 1 0 — — 20 1
2011–12 40 4 3 0 — — 43 4
2012–13 19 1 2 0 — — 21 1
Total 105 7 6 0 0 0 111 7
Amkar Perm 2012–13 10 2 0 0 — — 10 2
2013–14 23 1 1 0 — — 24 1
2014–15 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 36 3 1 0 0 0 37 3
Rubin Kazan 2014–15 22 1 3 0 — — 25 1
2015–16 15 0 0 0 9 1 24 1
Total 37 1 3 0 9 1 49 2
Career totals 411 61 28 3 15 1 454 65

International career

File:Blagoy Georgiev - 2011.jpg
Georgiev with Bulgaria in 2011

A Bulgaria international, Blagoy Georgiev was also previously a member of the country's under-21 team. He has been capped 50 times and scored 5 goals for Bulgaria. On 11 October 2011, he announced his retirement from Bulgarian national team. In September 2012, it was revealed that Georgiev may consider returning to the national team,[16] but he is yet to add to his 50 caps for the "lions".


Blagoy Georgiev: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 February 2007 Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 0–3 0–3 Friendly
2. 14 November 2007 Celje, Slovenia  Slovenia 0–3 0–3 UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
3. 6 September 2008 Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 2–2 2–2 World Cup 2010 Qual.
4. 19 November 2008 Beograd, Serbia  Serbia 6–1 6–1 Friendly
5. 18 November 2009 Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 1–3 1–4 Friendly

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

Personal life

Georgiev is a devout Christian and has a number of faith-related tattoos.[17]

Georgiev previously had a fling with singer Liana[18] and was formerly in a long-term relationship with Hristina Vitanova (with whom he has two children). Georgiev is currently engaged to Russian dancer Esmer Omerova.[19]

References

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