Georgi Naydenov
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Career & Clubs
For the Bulgaria national football team Naydenov featured in 51 games and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He played for his country at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. Even after he had retired from competing he still remained one of the fittest players in Bulgaria and this made his death all the more mysterious. He died in Damascus, Syria and initial reports claimed he had suffered a heart attack although members of his family and people close to him suspected he had been poisoned.
- Club
- Spartak Sofia (1950–1954)
- Club
- PFC CSKA Sofia (1955–1965)
- Club
- Spartak Sofia (1966–1967)
- Club
- Bulgaria men's national football team (1955–1966)
- Club
- Cerveno Zname Sofia (1949–1950)
- National team
- Bulgaria
Legacy
Player
CSKA Sofia Bulgarian League: 8 times – 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 Bulgarian Cup: 3 times – 1955, 1961, 1965
Clubs
- Cerveno Zname Sofia1949–1950
- Spartak Sofia1950–1954
- Bulgaria men's national football team1955–1966
- PFC CSKA Sofia1955–1965
- Spartak Sofia1966–1967
Played together with
- Abderrahman KabousPFC CSKA Sofia · 2007–2008
Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1989–1990- Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1996–1997
- Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1999–1999
- Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 2001–2001
- Adalbert ZafirovPFC CSKA Sofia · 2004–2005
Aleksandar ShalamanovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1960–1961
Aleksandar TonevPFC CSKA Sofia · 2008–2011- Altin HaxhiPFC CSKA Sofia · 2003–2004
- Anatoli NankovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1990–1997
- Anatoli NankovPFC CSKA Sofia · 1998–1998
Anicet AndrianantenainaPFC CSKA Sofia · 2012–2013
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Georgi Spirov Naydenov was a Bulgarian football goalkeeper and manager. He is considered the greatest Bulgarian goalkeeper of all time. Between 1955 and 1965 he played in 176 matches for CSKA Sofia. He was honoured as Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1961. Naydenov won the top Bulgarian league, the A PFG, 8 times, as well as the Bulgarian Cup, 3 times. He was respected for his incredible work ethic and his determination during training and matches alike.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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