Georgi Vasilev (born 1946)

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Georgi Vasilev (Bulgarian: Георги Василев, German: Georgi Wassilew or Georgi Wassilev) (born 9 August 1946), nicknamed Gocheto and Generala, is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current football manager. As of 2007, he manages Levadiakos in the Greek Super League.

Born in Bobovdol, he began his football career at Cherveno Zname of Radomir, representing the team between 1961 and 1965, before moving to FC Sliven in 1967 and then to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa in 1967-68. He also played for Marek Dupnitsa (1968-69) and Etar Veliko Tarnovo (1969-77), featuring in 220 matches and scoring 32 goals in the A PFG. While at Etar, he graduated in history from Veliko Tarnovo University.

Finishing the Cologne school for football managers, Vasilev's first team as a manager was Levski Strazhitsa, which he managed in 1977-79. He was then appointed to work at Etar as an assistant manager (1979-81) and manager (until 1992, with some interruptions). In 1984-85 he was at the helm of Spartak Pleven and in 1985-86 he was the assistant manager of the Bulgaria national team.

Vasilev managed Levski Sofia in 1993-95, the Cypriot Anorthosis Famagusta, CSKA Sofia (1996-98) and Lokomotiv Sofia, before taking up Union Berlin, whom he led to the 2nd Bundesliga and a German Cup final, as well as UEFA Cup participation. He then moved to Nea Salamis in the spring of 2003 and returned to Levski Sofia in 2003-04 only to once again briefly manager Union Berlin in January 2006. From April 2006 to the summer of 2007, he was in charge of B PFG side Naftex Burgas. In June 2007, it was announced that Vasilev was the new manager of Greek club Levadiakos.

Vasilev has won the A PFG with Etar (1991), Levski (1994, 1995) and CSKA (1997), as well as the Bulgarian Cup with Levski (1994) and CSKA (1997). While in charge of Levski, Vasilev eliminated the Scottish Rangers F.C. from the UEFA Champions League 1993-94.