[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/blagoy-georgiev-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/blagoy-georgiev-wikipedia\/","headline":"Blagoy Georgiev – Wikipedia","name":"Blagoy Georgiev – Wikipedia","description":"before-content-x4 Bulgarian footballer Blagoy Zhorev Georgiev (Bulgarian: \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u0416\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0432 \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432; born 21 December 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer","datePublished":"2022-08-26","dateModified":"2022-08-26","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/44a4cee54c4c053e967fe3e7d054edd4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/44a4cee54c4c053e967fe3e7d054edd4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/37\/Zenit-Rubin_2015_%287%29.jpg\/250px-Zenit-Rubin_2015_%287%29.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/37\/Zenit-Rubin_2015_%287%29.jpg\/250px-Zenit-Rubin_2015_%287%29.jpg","height":"337","width":"250"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/blagoy-georgiev-wikipedia\/","wordCount":6048,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4Bulgarian footballerBlagoy Zhorev Georgiev (Bulgarian: \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u0416\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0432 \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432; born 21 December 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for teams such as Slavia Sofia, Terek Grozny, Amkar Perm Rubin Kazan and Orenburg and also represented Bulgaria on an international level in 50 matches.Table of ContentsSlavia Sofia[edit]Alaves (loan)[edit]Red Star[edit]Duisburg (loan)[edit]Terek Grozny[edit]Amkar Perm[edit]Rubin Kazan[edit]Orenburg[edit]Retirement[edit]International career[edit]Personal life[edit]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]International goals[edit]Honours[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Slavia Sofia[edit]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\u20131 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\u20131 away draw. On 11 March 2000, he netted Slavia’s only goal in their league loss, a 2\u20131 defeat against Velbazhd Kyustendil. He then scored in Slavia’s 3\u20132 win against Botev Plovdiv on 22 April, taking his tally for the season to 3 goals.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On 27 September 2003, Georgiev scored his first-ever hat-trick in his career, scoring four goals in a 5\u20132 away win over Chernomorets Burgas. After scoring his 17th league goal in the final game of the 2003\u201304 season, a 2\u20130 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)[edit]On 13 January 2006, Deportivo Alav\u00e9s confirmed Georgiev would join on loan until the end of the season.[3] He made his La Liga debut a week later, during Alaves’s 2\u20130 loss against Barcelona at Camp Nou. He spent most of his time with Alaves on the bench. He returned to Bulgaria at the end of the season having made 10 appearances in Alaves’s unsuccessful battle against relegation.Red Star[edit]On 14 June 2006, Serbian side Red Star Belgrade signed Georgiev on a three-year deal.[4]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Duisburg (loan)[edit]On 28 May 2007, Georgiev joined Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg on loan until the end of the 2007\u201308 season.[5] On 14 March 2008, he scored his first goal in a 2\u20131 loss against Schalke 04. On 4 May, he scored a last-minute winning goal for 3\u20132 over Bayer Leverkusen. During the season, he earned 31 appearances.Terek Grozny[edit]  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\u20130 home win over Spartak Nalchik.[7] Georgiev’s first goal came on 19 July, when he scored in a 3\u20132 home win against Zenit Saint Petersburg, for which he was awarded with a Land Rover by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.[8]On the eve of the 2010 season, Georgiev was selected by manager Anatoly Baidachny, as the replacement captain after Timur Dzhabrailov’s retirement.[9] On 10 May 2010, he scored the opening goal of the league game against CSKA Moscow which Terek lost 1\u20134. Three days later, he provided two assists in a 2\u20130 home victory over Saturn Ramenskoye.[10]Georgiev scored his first league goal of the 2011 season and the winner against Anzhi Makhachkala, in a 1\u20130 victory on 20 May. On 13 August, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 6\u20132 defeat at Dynamo Moscow.[11] On 5 November, in a 2\u20130 home victory over Krasnodar, Blago assisted Musawengosi Mguni for the second goal.[12] On 28 December 2011, few days after his 30th birthday, he was reported to have become a target for Lokomotiv Moscow.[13]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On 4 November 2012, Georgiev marked his 100th Russian Premier League game by scoring a penalty in a 3\u20131 loss against Anzhi Makhachkala.Amkar Perm[edit]Georgiev signed with Amkar Perm on 19 December 2012 on a three-year deal.[14]Rubin Kazan[edit]On 15 August 2014, Georgiev joined Rubin Kazan, signing a two-year deal.[15] Following his transfer he took the number 77 shirt. He made his debut two days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1\u20131 home draw against Lokomotiv Moscow. His first league goal for Rubin gave them a 2\u20131 win over Torpedo Moscow on 29 September.Orenburg[edit]Georgiev transferred to FC Orenburg before the 2016\u201317 season as the club made their debut in the Russian Premier League. Orenburg was relegated at the end of the season, but he stayed on to play in the second-tier Russian Football National League. On 29 December 2017, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.[16]Retirement[edit]The day after he resigned with FC Orenburg, Georgiev announced that he would retire from professional football and noted that he was not retiring because of not being in shape, but because of lack of motivation.[17]International career[edit]  A Bulgaria international, 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 was considering returning to the national team.[18]Personal life[edit]Georgiev is a devout Christian and has a number of faith-related tattoos.[19]Georgiev previously had a fling with singer Liana[20] and was formerly in a long-term relationship with gymnast Hristina Vitanova (with whom he has two children – Yoanna and David). Georgiev was then engaged to Russian dancer Esmer Omerova,[21] the mother of his third child – Elay.[22] Since 2018 he has been together with model Zlatka Raykova,[22] with whom he also has a child, named Blagoy Jr. and born in 2019.[23]Career statistics[edit]Club[edit]Source:[24]International goals[edit]Honours[edit]Red Star BelgradeReferences[edit]^ “\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d \u0441\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0442\u044a\u0440 \u043f\u043e-\u0432\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438” (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.^ “\u0414\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u043e-\u044e\u043d\u043e\u0448\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u041f\u0424\u041a \u0421\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0438\u044f”. pfcslavia.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.^ “\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432 \u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435 \u0435 \u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0447 \u043d\u0430 \u0410\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0441”. dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). 13 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.^ “Georgiev accepts Red Star task”. uefa.com. 14 June 2006.^ “\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0442\u0438\u0434\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043d\u0430\u0435\u043c \u0432 \u0411\u0443\u043d\u0434\u0435\u0441\u043b\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0430”. novinar.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 May 2007.^ “Blagoi Georgiev joins Terek Grozny”. russia.theoffside.com. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010.^ “Terek 1\u20130 Spartak Nalchik”. soccerway.com. 15 March 2009.^ “\u041a\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432 \u0432\u043a\u0430\u0440\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0417\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0442 \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0430…\u0447\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043d\u043e\u0432 \u0434\u0436\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0442 \u041a\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432”. sportlive.bg (in Bulgarian). 29 March 2022. 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Archived from the original on 27 September 2010.^ “Blagoy Georgiev scored in defeat for the Terek loss Dynamo Moscow”. free-soccer-picks.com. 13 August 2011.^ “\u0422\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043a \u0441\u0435 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438 \u0441 \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440, \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u0441 \u0430\u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044f”. sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 5 November 2011.^ “\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0442\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0443\u0432\u0430 30, \u041b\u043e\u043a\u043e \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430 \u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043b\u0430”. dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 December 2011.^ “Georgiev to Join Amkar in 2013”. rsport.ru. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012.^ “\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430 \u0441 \u0420\u0443\u0431\u0438\u043d (\u041a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043d)”. novsport.com (in Bulgarian). 15 August 2014.^ \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u0438 \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432 \u041a\u0443\u043b\u0438\u043a \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0434\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u0424\u041a “\u041e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433” (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 29 December 2017.^ “\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432: \u0421\u043f\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043c \u0441 \u0444\u0443\u0442\u0431\u043e\u043b\u0430, \u0438\u043c\u0430\u043c \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0435”. sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.^ “\u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432 \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438 “\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435”, \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043e\u0441\u043c\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0438\u043b \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0438 \u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u043d\u0438\u044f”. topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2014.^ “\u041d\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0436\u043d\u0438\u044f\u0442 \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043b \u041b\u0438\u044f\u043d\u0430 \u0432 \u043c\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440, “\u041e\u0431\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430\u0448\u0435 \u043c\u0438 \u0441\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0437 10 \u043c\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0438, \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043a\u0430, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0431\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438”, \u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430 \u0425\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0430”. topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 17 September 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2014.^ “\u041b\u0438\u044f\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044a\u0437\u043f\u044f \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432, \u043f\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0446\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043e\u0442\u0432\u0440\u044a\u0449\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0430”. topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 16 December 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2014.^ “\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438 \u0431\u0440\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u0415\u0441\u043c\u0435\u0440 \u0432 \u0414\u0443\u0431\u0430\u0439”. sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.^ a b Borisov, Ivaylo (18 August 2020). “\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432 \u0441\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u0417\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0430 \u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0438\u0447\u043a\u0438 \u0431\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0438”. fakti.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 October 2021.^ “\u0417\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0430 \u0420\u0430\u0439\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0434\u0430\u0440\u0438 \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u0413\u0435\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0435\u0432 \u0441 \u043d\u043e\u0432 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a (\u0421\u041d\u0418\u041c\u041a\u0410)”. sportlive.bg (in Bulgarian). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.^ “Blagoy Georgiev Stats”. fc-terek.ru (in Russian).External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki\/blagoy-georgiev-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Blagoy Georgiev – Wikipedia"}}]}]