Valeri Georgiev

Valeri Georgiev

Personal information
Full name	Valeri Vangelov Georgiev
Date of birth	(1984-07-28) 28 July 1984
Place of birth	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions	Defender defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vihren Sandanski
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Pirin Blagoevgrad	4	(0)
2005–2009	Vihren Sandanski	91	(1)
2010–2014	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	92	(2)
2014	Montana	7	(0)
2016	Septemvri Simitli	9	(1)
2016–	Vihren Sandanski	57	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2020

Valeri Georgiev (Bulgarian: Валери Георгиев; born 28 July 1984) is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Vihren Sandanski.

Career

He started his career in home town Blagoevgrad in local team Pirin. On 3 March 2005 Valeri made his official debut in the Bulgarian top division in a match against Spartak Varna. He played for 8 minutes. The result of the match was a 2:0 win for Pirin. Up to the end of season 2004/05 Georgiev played in only 3 matches. In June 2005 he was transferred to FC Vihren Sandanski for a fee of €20 000 and fast becomes part of the titular team. From 2008 Valeri Georgiev is a captain of Vihren.