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Georgi Dimitrov

1959 - 2021

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Georgi Georgiev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Георги Георгиeв Димитров; 14 January 1959 – 8 May 2021) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Dimitrov represented Bulgaria on 77 occasions between 1978 and 1988, scoring 7 goals. He captained his country 56 times including at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Georgi Dimitrov is the 9,539th most popular soccer player (down from 6,287th in 2024), the 351st most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 289th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Georgi Dimitrov ranks 9,539 out of 21,273. Before him are Daniel Carvalho, Sergi López, Bernard Allou, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Kenny Sansom, and Magdalena Eriksson. After him are Andreas Ottl, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Rúben Micael, Serhiy Nazarenko, Hiroshi Sakai, and Fabinho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Georgi Dimitrov ranks 735. Before him are Uma Bharti, Brian Goodell, Stephen Kotkin, Nils Johan Semb, Zainab Bangura, and Francis Magee. After him are Paul Attanasio, Lesley Thompson, Todd Graff, Charles Kennedy, Wendy B. Lawrence, and Hugo Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 2021, Georgi Dimitrov ranks 714. Before him are J. Hillis Miller, Gloria Henry, Selma Gürbüz, Minna Aaltonen, Sean Lock, and Dustin Diamond. After him are Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Biz Markie, Bill Brock, Agnes Tirop, Zhang Enhua, and Kathleen Heddle.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Georgi Dimitrov ranks 351 out of 415. Before him are Tanya Dangalakova (1964), Tanyu Kiryakov (1963), Svilen Rusinov (1964), Nikolay Antonov (1968), Luis Álvarez (null), and Ognyana Petrova (1964). After him are Bratan Tsenov (1964), Rumyana Neykova (1973), Zhivko Vangelov (1960), Ivan Tsonov (1966), Vasil Spasov (1971), and Dimitar Rangelov (1983).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Georgi Dimitrov ranks 61. Before him are Stiliyan Petrov (1979), Zdravko Zdravkov (1970), Ilian Stoyanov (1977), Ivaylo Andonov (1967), Ayan Sadakov (1961), and Georgi Yordanov (1963). After him are Dimitar Rangelov (1983), Petar Hubchev (1964), Bozhidar Iskrenov (1962), Stanislav Manolev (1985), Emil Kremenliev (1969), and Aleksandar Markov (1961).

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