Georgi Filipov (; born 12 August 1985 in

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) is a former

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who played as a

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. He retired in 2013, at the age of 28, due to injury.

Career

Filipov started his career in

Spartak Varna FC Spartak Varna () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Varna, which currently competes in the First League, the top level of Bulgarian football league system. Spartak plays its home matches at the local Stadion Spartak. Founded ...

's youth and made his debut for the club's first team at the age of 19 on 14 February 2004 in a 3–0 defeat to

Belasitsa Petrich OFC Belasitsa () is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Petrich, currently playing in the Second League. The team was founded in 1923. They play at the Stadion Tsar Samuil in Petrich, which has a capacity of 9,500. The club last played ...

. He scored his first goal during the next 2004–05 season on 13 November 2004 in a 3–2 home win against

Vidima-Rakovski FC Sevlievo () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sevlievo, which currently competes in the North-West Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football league system. Their home ground is Stadion Rakovski, which currently has ...

. Georgi left Spartak in June 2007, joining Greek side

Pierikos P.A.E. Pierikos () is a Greek football club based in Katerini, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club S.F.K. Pierikos (). Their name was inspired from the State's name of Pieria. The club competes in Gamma Ethniki. History of the club ...

, however, the coach could not find a place in his squad for the winger, and he was allowed to join Chernomorets Balchik at the end of the season. In June 2010, Filipov signed a two-year contract with newly promoted

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 ...

side

Kaliakra Kavarna FC Kaliakra Kavarna () is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Kavarna, which currently competes in the A RFG Dobrich, the fourth tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1922 as Kaliakra Sport Club, the club spent most of its history in am ...

. On 31 July he scored Kaliakra's first ever

goal, in the 1–0 win over

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Sh ...

on the opening day of the 2010–11 season at the

Ovcha Kupel Stadium Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov () is a multi-purpose stadium in the Slavia district of Sofia, Bulgaria named after the football legend Aleksandar Shalamanov. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of the local football c ...

. He scored his second league goal on 13 November 2010 as Kaliakra defeated Sliven 2000 1–0. One month later Filipov scored his third goal for Kaliakra in the third round of the

2010–11 Bulgarian Cup The 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup was the 29th official season of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began in September 2010 with the matches of the preliminary round and ended the final in May 2011. Beroe Stara Zagora a ...

, a 3–1 defeat 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 ...

at Hristo Botev Stadium. On 22 October 2011 Filipov broke his leg in a match 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 ...

. Manager Radostin Trifonov later said he expected Filipov to be absent for a minimum of six months.

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* 1985 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Spartak Varna players S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players FC Chernomorets Balchik players FC Kaliakra Kavarna players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub