Valeri Georgiev

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Valeri Georgiev

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| fullname = Valeri Vangelov Georgiev

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

| height = {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}

| currentclub = Vihren Sandanski

| clubnumber = 3

| position = Defender / Defensive midfielder

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| years1 = 2003–2005 | years2 = 2005–2009 | years3 = 2010–2014 | years4 = 2014 | years5 = 2016 | years6 = 2016–

| clubs1 = Pirin Blagoevgrad | clubs2 = Vihren Sandanski | clubs3 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | clubs4 = Montana | clubs5 = Septemvri Simitli | clubs6 = Vihren Sandanski

| caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | caps2 = 91 | goals2 = 1 | caps3 = 92 | goals3 = 2 | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 1 | caps6 = 57 | goals6 = 2

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| pcupdate = 1 August 2020

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Valeri Georgiev ({{langx|bg|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.{{cite web|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|title=Stats Centre: Valeri Georgiev Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=7&CPID=411&TEID=6991&PLID=201094&pStr=Player|access-date=2010-01-11}} From 2008 Valeri Georgiev is a captain of Vihren.

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