Ivo Georgiev

{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer (1972–2021)}}

{{one source|date=May 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ivo Georgiev

| fullname = Ivo Georgiev Georgiev

| birth_date = {{birth date|1972|5|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|13|1972|5|12|df=y}}

| death_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Forward

| years1 = 1990–1993

| clubs1 = Debrecen

| caps1 = 68

| goals1 = 36

| years2 = 1993

| clubs2 = Dorogi Bányász

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1994–1995

| clubs3 = Korabostroitel

| caps3 = 42

| goals3 = 38

| years4 = 1995–1996

| clubs4 = Spartak Varna

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 21

| years5 = 1996–1997

| clubs5 = FC Aarau

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 1997

| clubs6 = Levski Sofia

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1998

| clubs7 = Spartak Varna

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 1998–1999

| clubs8 = Waldhof Mannheim

| caps8 = 7

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1999–2000

| clubs9 = FC Aarau

| caps9 = 10

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2000

| clubs10 = Dobrudzha

| caps10 = 3

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2001

| clubs11 = Honvéd

| caps11 = 17

| goals11 = 4

| years12 = 2002

| clubs12 = Botev Vratsa

| caps12 = 8

| goals12 = 2

| totalcaps = 259

| totalgoals = 138

| nationalyears1 = 1996

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Ivo Georgiev ({{langx|bg|Иво Георгиев}}; 12 May 1972 – 13 November 2021) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

In his career Georgiev played for Volov Shumen, Debreceni VSC, Korabostroitel, Spartak Varna, FC Aarau, Levski Sofia, SV Waldhof Mannheim, Dobrudzha, Budapest Honvéd and Botev Vratsa.

In season 1995-96 Georgiev scored six goals for Spartak Varna in a Bulgarian league match against Spartak Plovdiv. In the same season he became top scorer of the league, scoring 21 goals.

For the Bulgaria national football team he was in roster for UEFA Euro 1996. He was capped once, scoring in his sole game.

Death

Georgiev died from heart failure on 13 November 2021, at the age of 49.{{cite web |title=Тъжна вест: Иво Георгиев си отиде от този свят на 49-годишна възраст |trans-title=Sad news: Ivo Georgiev passed away at the age of 49 |url=https://www.sportlive.bg/amp/bgfootball/bgfootballother/tyjna-vest-ivo-georgiev-si-otide-ot-tozi-svjat-na-49-godishna-vyzrast-1668681.html |website=sportlive.bg |access-date=13 November 2021 |language=bg |date=13 November 2021}}

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Georgiev goal.{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24366|title=Match log for Ivo Georgiev |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=19 October 2020}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Ivo Georgiev

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|128 May 1996Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria{{flagicon|North Macedonia}} Macedoniaalign="center"|3–0align="center"|3–0Friendly match

References

{{reflist|refs=https://gong.bg/bg-football/drugi/otide-ci-golmajctor-na-bylgariia-658522}}