Ivo Georgiev (; 12 May 1972 – 13 November 2021) was a Bulgarian professional

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who played as a

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Career

In his career Georgiev played for Volov Shumen,

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, Korabostroitel,

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and

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. In season 1995-96 Georgiev scored six goals for

in a Bulgarian league match against

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. In the same season he became top scorer of the league, scoring 21 goals. For the

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he was in roster for

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. He was capped once, scoring in his sole game.

Death

Georgiev died from heart failure on 13 November 2021, at the age of 49.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Georgiev goal.''

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