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Boris Petrov Galchev (; born 31 October 1983) is a Bulgarian retired professional
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who played as a
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and now manager, currently working as manager of Bansko Team.


Career


Early career

Born in
Razlog Razlog ( ) is a town and ski resort in Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria. It is situated in the Razlog Valley and was first mentioned during the reign of Byzantine emperor Basil II. The municipality The municip ...
, but raised in Dobrinishte, Galchev started his career in the youth system of
Pirin Blagoevgrad Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger ...
. Then he was released by Pirin after failing to progress into their first team and joined amateur side Pirin Razlog. In this period, along with his football career, he also worked as a lumberman.


Pirin Blagoevgrad

In 2007, Galchev returned to
Pirin Blagoevgrad Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger ...
and helped the team gain promotion to the B Group. In December 2008, Pirin merged with the other club of Blagoevgrad, which in season 2008–09 was a part of A Group. Galchev was selected to join unions club. He quickly became part of the main team and until the end of 2008–09 season earned 15 appearances playing in the
A PFG The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...
, scoring one goal. On 7 August 2009, Galchev was announced as Pirin's new club captain.


CSKA Sofia

On 12 January 2010,
CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...
signed Galchev to a three-and-a-half-year deal. He was given the number 18 shirt. On 27 March 2010, he played in his first Eternal Derby against
Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...
after coming on as a substitute during the second half of the game. He established himself as a key player in the midfield for CSKA. For the Reds Galchev appeared in 60 games, scoring three goals.


Dinamo București

On 13 July 2012, Galchev signed with Romanian
Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...
side
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for two years with an option for a year extension. As part of the deal, former
CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...
striker
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returned to his previous club.


Botev Plovdiv

In early January 2013, Galchev returned to
Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
and signed a contract with
Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev AD, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv (, ), or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional Association football, football club based in Plovdiv. It competes in the First Professiona ...
. On 3 January 2014 his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.


Return to CSKA

In January 2014, Galchev rejoined
CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...
, with the expectation of improved financial parameters for the next season. During the 2014–15 A PFG season he has mostly seen action as a substitute. On 25 October 2014, he scored the third goal for his team in the 3–0 win over
Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...
in the Eternal Derby. He was released in January 2017.


Septemvri Sofia

In January 2017, Galchev signed with
Septemvri Sofia Septemvri () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium, but due to its poor condition the ...
for two and a half years. Galchev scored the winning goal for the first victory of Septemvri in First League for the season on 22 July 2017 in match against
Pirin Blagoevgrad Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger ...
.


International career

Galchev earned his first call-up to the Bulgaria national side in March 2011 for the
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qualifier against
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and the
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versus
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, but was not selected to play in any of these games. He was also called up for the friendly against
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in February 2012, but did not feature in the match. Galchev made his debut on 29 May 2012, after coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss against
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in an
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. He has also played for Bulgaria at the amateur level.


Career statistics


Club


Honours


Club

CSKA Sofia *
Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
(2):
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, 2015–16


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galchev, Boris 1983 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Pirin Razlog players OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Dinamo București players Botev Plovdiv players PFC Septemvri Sofia players FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga I players Expatriate men's footballers in Romania People from Razlog Footballers from Blagoevgrad Province PFC Bansko managers 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen