Georgi Sarmov (; born 7 September 1985) is a Bulgarian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Naftex

Between 2004 and 2006 Sarmov played for

Naftex Burgas PFC Naftex Burgas () is a former football club from Burgas, Bulgaria. History The club was created in 1962 by a group of workers, laying the foundations of the future Petroleum Refinery Neftochim, which had not yet been named. The team startе ...

, making 43 league appearances and scoring 2 goals.

Levski Sofia

Sarmov became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009. During 2009/2010 season, Levski qualified for

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group stage. In 2009/2010 season, Levski achieved qualifying for

, becoming 3rd in the final ranking.

Kasımpaşa

On 17 May 2010, Sarmov together with his teammate Nikolay Dimitrov signed for Kasımpaşa S.K. for five years.

Beroe Stara Zagora

In January 2016, Sarmov signed with Beroe Stara Zagora.

Etar Veliko Tarnovo

On 4 August 2017, Sarmov signed with Etar Veliko Tarnovo.

Chemnitzer FC

In late April 2019, Sarmov was unveiled as the first signing of German club

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for the 2019/2020 season.

International career

Sarmov debuted for Bulgaria national team on 26 March 2008 in a 2–1 win against

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, appearing as a late substitute for

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Honours

Levski Sofia * Bulgarian league: 2006–07, 2008–09 *

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 ...

: 2006–07 *

Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup () is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and the holder of the Bulgarian Cup at that time. ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

References

External links

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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarmov, Georgi 1985 births Living people Footballers from Burgas Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Liga I players Moldovan Super Liga players 3. Liga players PFC Naftex Burgas players PFC Levski Sofia players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Botev Plovdiv players ACS Poli Timișoara players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players FC Dacia Chișinău players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Chemnitzer FC players FC Vitosha Bistritsa players PFC Septemvri Sofia players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen