Milanov Georgiy - football player of CSKA and Bulgaria

Milanov Georgi is a Bulgarian football player, a midfielder who currently plays for CSKA and the Bulgaria national team. He was born in the city of Levski (Pleven). Milanov began playing football at a local club, and then entered the Litex Academy with his twin brother Elijah. In 2005, he was a member of a group of young players in the club, who led the club to victory in the Bulgarian U-17 Championship.

Litex

Since August 1, 2009, Milan first came to the base at the age of 17 years 152 days, when the coach let him into the fight from the bench in the Bulgarian Super Cup against Levski, which ended in defeat (the Georgi team lost 0-1). A week later, he already went out for the first time in the Bulgarian championship in a match against Lokomotiv Mezdra, scoring immediately his first goal (the team won 5-0). On December 3, he scored his first goal in the Cup, when Litex defeated Pirin 4-0. Georgy Milanov, whose career went uphill, immediately began to play regularly in his first season, having played 31 matches in all competitions and receiving a medal of the champion at the end of the season.

His second season, he completed with a score of 5 goals in 36 games, both the Championship and the Cup. Milanov helped Litex defend his title, although many did not expect this from the club. In the season 2011-12, Milanov Georgiy scored 6 goals in 25 games. In the same season, the player became the best season rookie in Bulgaria.

August 19, 2012 Milanov scored the first goal in the season of 2012-13 in the away match with the same "Locomotive" from Plovdiv, which ended in a draw. October 27, he issued the first hat-trick. He took place at the gate of "Montana" (the team won 3-1, and George scored his first goal from the penalty spot, and the other two - with free throws). In 2012 he became the best Bulgarian player. March 30, 2013, George Milanov donned a captain's armband, becoming one of the club's youngest captains. April 14 was his 100th match for "Litex".

CSKA Moscow

July 5, 2013 Milanov George was in Russia, having the opportunity to prove himself in the Premier League as part of CSKA. The agreement was calculated for the transaction for five years. The footballer was purchased for the initial amount of 5.4 million leva, and 2 million more depended on the player's performances in UEFA tournaments in the next two years for CSKA. George took in the club number 23.

The official debut took place on August 18, 2013 with the Krasnodar "Kuban", which ended with a score of 1-0. Replaced the Bulgarian Keisuke Honda, who later moved to the Italian "Milan". Despite this, the midfielder had problems at first, then his level began to improve at a rapid pace. According to the head coach of the "army" Leonid Slutsky, thanks to hard work and diligence Georgy Milanov (photo below - a match against "Spartacus") was guaranteed a place at the heart of the Moscow club.

Midfielder held his first goal for CSKA Moscow at the gates of Petersburg Zenit on March 16, 2014, a strong "shot" from a long distance because of the penalty, which eventually became a victory for CSKA Moscow, being the only goal scored in the entire match. George's efforts did not go unnoticed: first the player became the best player of the 21st round of the Premier League, then he began to get more and more often into symbolic teams of tours.

Grasshopper

After the injury, received in 2015, it was difficult for the Bulgarian to recover. The player did not receive due to his form of necessary playing time, so on February 16, 2016 CSKA announced that Milanov was moving to the Swiss Super League club "Grasshopper" until the end of the season on loan, where he showed himself quite well, having played all the remaining 11 matches in the League And giving 2 assists.

In the Raiffeisen Super League, George looked very good, having got enough playing practice. However, the footballer himself noted that the Swiss championship in class is much inferior to the Premier League.

Return to CSKA Moscow

After playing half a year in Grasshopper, the football player returned to the location of CSKA Moscow, with whom he had been pre-seasoned. According to the player himself, CSKA became home to him, and he is accustomed to feel more serious loads and competition than in the Swiss club.

On his return from the lease after a test match against Tula Arsenal in July 2016, the head coach of the army team noted that George looked very good and, if he continues in the same spirit, will be able to play next season at the base.

Career in the national team

Milanov was summoned to the Bulgaria national team for 21 years for the first time in February 2010. The first match he played against the team of Montenegro, which culminated in the defeat of the Bulgarians with a score of 0-2.

In the main Bulgarian team, Milan Georgi was called for the first time in September 2011. His real international debut took place in a friendly match against the Ukrainian national team at the Valery Lobanovsky stadium "Dynamo" on October 7. Footballer played 24 minutes after the replacement. Bulgaria lost this match with a score of 0-3. In 2012, a goal in the Italian goal in the qualification of the World Cup was his first in the national team (the match ended with a score of 2-2). In 2015, in a friendly match, all with the same Italian team, the best Bulgarian player was recognized as the scorer Georgy Milanov.

A family

George Milanov has a twin brother, Elijah, who is in favor of the football club Beroe. Together with him George made the first steps in football, and also got into the academy of "Litex", where they became professional football players. At the early stage of his career, Elijah had offers from Sparta (Fruitful), Levski, CSKA (Sofia), but the parents of the players were against Elijah moving to other clubs. Together with Litex, the twin brothers Milanov became two-time champions of Bulgaria and holders of the Super Cup of Bulgaria. In 2016, the defender moved from "Litex" to "Beroe".