Valeri Georgiev (; born 28 July 1984) is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Vihren Sandanski. Career He started his career in home town Blagoevgrad in local team Pirin. On 3 March 2005 Valeri made his official debut in the Bulgarian top division in a match against Spartak Varna. He played for 8 minutes. The result of the match was a 2:0 win for Pirin. Up to the end of season 2004/05 Georgiev played in only 3 matches. In June 2005 he was transferred to FC Vihren Sandanski for a fee of 20 000 € and fast becomes part of the titular team. From 2008 Valeri Georgiev is a captain of Vihren. References 1984 births Living people Bulgarian footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players OFC Vihren Sandanski players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FC Montana players FC Septemvri Simitli players Association football defenders Sportspeople from Blagoevgrad