Georgi Vasilev (footballer, born 1945)

Georgi Parvanov Vasilev (Bulgarian: Георги Първанов Василев; born 9 June 1945), also known as "Gocho" (Bulgarian: Гочо), is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a forward. In his career, he played for Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Pirin Gotse Delchev.[1]

For other people named Georgi Vasilev, see Georgi Vasilev (disambiguation).
Gocho Vasilev
Personal information
Full name Georgi Parvanov Vasilev
Date of birth (1945-06-09) 9 June 1945
Place of birth Sidirokastro, Greece
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1955–1962 Pirin Gotse Delchev
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1963 Pirin Gotse Delchev
1963–1979 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 386 (115)
1980–1986 Pirin Gotse Delchev
International career
1968–1973 Bulgaria 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Men's football
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team Competition

Career

He started practicing football in 1959 in Gotse Delchev. Until 1963 he played for the team of Pirin Gotse Delchev, and after that, he was transferred to Lokomotiv Plovdiv and wore the shirt of the club until 1980. He returned to Pirin Gotse Delchev, where he played until 1986 and became the top scorer of the B group at the age of 42.

Vasilev has played in 386 games and has scored 115 goals in the A group for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He has played 28 games and has scored 12 goals in the UEFA Cup with the Smurfs, of which he is also an international top scorer. Georgi Vasilev is a vice-champion of Bulgaria for 1973, with two more bronze medals won - in 1969 and 1974 with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2] He has awarded "Honorary sign of the city of Plovdiv" in 2019.[3]

Georgi Vasilev is the only Olympic medalist in football from Plovdiv, who won silver medal in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1968.

He has played in 17 games and has scored 10 goals for the national team of Bulgaria, and for the youth team he has 6 games and 6 goals. He played for Bulgaria national football team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[4]

References
  1. "Големият Гочо Василев празнува днес рожден ден" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. "Локомотив Пловдив – Статистика" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. "Връчиха "Почетен знак на град Пловдив" на спортни легенди на Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. "Gocho Vasilev Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14.


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