Diyan Genchev
Diyan Genchev (Bulgarian: Диян Генчев) (born 8 February 1975) is a Bulgarian retired footballer. He played as a playmaker who can play well both as an attacking central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diyan Todorov Genchev | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spartak Varna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | FC Avtotrade | ||
| 1995–1998 | Spartak Varna | 71 | (7) |
| 1998–2002 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 93 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Kalamata | 24 | (5) |
| 2003–2006 | Cherno More | 82 | (7) |
| 2007 | Astana | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Beroe | 82 | (4) |
| 2012 | Nesebar | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Inter Plachidol | ||
| Total | 370 | (31) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Spartak 1918 (youth coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2011 | |||
Career edit
Dido as he is known among the supporters in Bulgaria, started his career in home town Varna, playing for local side Spartak.
He became one of the best midfielders in the country very soon and attracted the attention of one of the elite clubs from Sofia – Lokomotiv.
In season 2002–03 Genchev played for Kalamata FC in Greece. In June 2003 he returned to Bulgaria, signing a contract with Cherno More Varna.
In 2007–08, for six months, Genchev played in Kazakhstan Premier League for Astana.[1]
From January 2008 he was part of the Beroe Stara Zagora team, officially joining them in February 2008. He left the team in late 2011 to join Nesebar until end of the season. After that he announced his retirement.
In the summer of 2015 he come back from retirement to join the newly joined to V Group team Inter Plachidol.
In 2016, together with other retired footballers, he establimished the football academy Olympic Varna.
Statistic edit
| Season | Team | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Goals | |||
| 1995–96 | Spartak Varna | A PFG | 21 | 1 |
| 1996–97 | Spartak Varna | A PFG | 26 | 3 |
| 1997–98 | Spartak Varna | A PFG | 24 | 3 |
| 1998–99 | Lokomotiv Sofia | A PFG | 19 | 1 |
| 1999–00 | Lokomotiv Sofia | A PFG | 24 | 5 |
| 2000–01 | Lokomotiv Sofia | A PFG | 20 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Lokomotiv Sofia | A PFG | 30 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Kalamata FC | Beta Ethniki | 24 | 5 |
| 2003–04 | Cherno More | A PFG | 27 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Cherno More | A PFG | 23 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Cherno More | A PFG | 15 | 3 |
| 2006–07 | Cherno More | A PFG | 17 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Astana | Kazakhstan Premier League | 10 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Beroe | A PFG | 11 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Beroe | B PFG | 22 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Beroe | A PFG | 24 | 2 |
Honours edit
Club edit
- Cherno More
- Bulgarian Cup:
- Runner-up: 2005–06
- Bulgarian Cup:
- Beroe
- Bulgarian Cup:
- Winner: 2009–10
- Bulgarian Cup:
References edit
- ^ "Берое уреди Диян Генчев". 7sport.net. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
External links edit
- Diyan Genchev at Soccerway