Blagoy Zhorev Georgiev (Bulgarian: Благой Жорев Георгиев; born 21 December 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for teams such as Slavia Sofia, Terek Grozny, Amkar Perm Rubin Kazan and Orenburg and also represented Bulgaria on an international level in 50 matches.

[2] He signed a professional contract in June 1999[citation needed] and then made his first team debut under Miroslav Mironov' management three months later, on 17 October, in a 3–1 home win over Pirin Blagoevgrad.

After scoring his 17th league goal in the final game of the 2003–04 season, a 2–0 win against Naftex Burgas, he ended the campaign in joint second place with Stoyko Sakaliev in the race for the Bulgarian A PFG golden boot.

On 6 January 2009, Georgiev signed a four-year contract with Russian side Terek Grozny for 1.5 million Euros.

[6] He made his Russian Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2009 season, on 15 March, in a 1–0 home win over Spartak Nalchik.

[7] Georgiev's first goal came on 19 July, when he scored in a 3–2 home win against Zenit Saint Petersburg, for which he was awarded with a Land Rover by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

[8] On the eve of the 2010 season, Georgiev was selected by manager Anatoly Baidachny, as the replacement captain after Timur Dzhabrailov's retirement.

[13] On 4 November 2012, Georgiev marked his 100th Russian Premier League game by scoring a penalty in a 3–1 loss against Anzhi Makhachkala.

[19] Georgiev previously had a fling with singer Liana[20] and was formerly in a long-term relationship with gymnast Hristina Vitanova (with whom he has two children - Yoanna and David).