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.

Diyan Genchev
Personal information
Full name Diyan Todorov Genchev
Date of birth (1975-02-08) 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

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
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

Club

References
  1. "Берое уреди Диян Генчев". 7sport.net. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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