{{short description|Bulgarian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dian Genchev | image = | fullname = Dian Todorov Genchev | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|2|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Varna, Bulgaria | height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | currentclub = Olympic Varna (youth coach) | clubnumber = | position = Attacking midfielder | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= Spartak Varna | years1 = 1994–1995 | years2 = 1995–1998 | years3 = 1998–2002 | years4 = 2002–2003 | years5 = 2003–2007 | years6 = 2007 | years7 = 2008–2011 | years8 = 2012 | years9 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Avtotrade Aksakovo | clubs2 = Spartak Varna | clubs3 = Lokomotiv Sofia | clubs4 = Kalamata | clubs5 = Cherno More | clubs6 = Astana | clubs7 =Beroe | clubs8 = Nesebar | clubs9 = Inter Plachidol | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 71 | goals2 = 7 | caps3 = 93 | goals3 = 8 | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 5 | caps5 = 82 | goals5 = 7 | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0 | caps7 = 82 | goals7 = 4 | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0 | caps9 = | goals9 = | totalcaps = 370 | totalgoals = 31 | nationalyears1= | nationalteam1= | nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs1 = Spartak 1918 (youth coach) | manageryears2 = 2017– | managerclubs2 = Olympic Varna (youth coach) | pcupdate = 6 December 2011 | ntupdate = }}
'''Dian Todorov Genchev''' ({{langx|bg|Диан Генчев}}; born 8 February 1975) is a Bulgarian retired footballer and now youth coach at Olympic Varna. He played as a playmaker who can play well both as an attacking central midfielder.
==Career== Dido as he is known among the supporters in Bulgaria, started his career in home town Varna, playing for local side Spartak.
He became one of the best midfielders in the country very soon and attracted the attention of one of the elite clubs from Sofia – Lokomotiv.
In season 2002–03 Genchev played for Kalamata in Greece. In June 2003 he returned to Bulgaria, signing a contract with Cherno More Varna.
In 2007–08, for six months, Genchev played in Kazakhstan Premier League for Astana.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=7sport.net|title=Берое уреди Диян Генчев|url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2008/02/20/a_grupa/d4956_5.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711154822/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2008/02/20/a_grupa/d4956_5.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 July 2015|date=20 February 2008|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref>
From January 2008 he was part of the Beroe Stara Zagora team, officially joining them in February 2008. He left the team in late 2011 to join Nesebar until end of the season. After that he announced his retirement.
In the summer of 2015 he come back from retirement to join the newly joined to V Group team Inter Plachidol.
In 2016, together with other retired footballers, he establimished the football academy Olympic Varna.
==Statistic== {| class="wikitable" |- align=center |- !rowspan=2 width=10%| '''Season''' !rowspan=2 width=15%| '''Team''' !rowspan=2 width=15%| '''League''' |- |align=center width=10%|'''Appearance''' |align=center width=10%|'''Goals''' |- |- |align=center|1995–96 |align=center|Spartak Varna |align=center| A PFG |align=center|21 |align=center|1 |- |align=center|1996–97 |align=center|Spartak Varna |align=center| A PFG |align=center|26 |align=center|3 |- |align=center|1997–98 |align=center|Spartak Varna |align=center| A PFG |align=center|24 |align=center|3 |- |align=center|1998–99 |align=center|Lokomotiv Sofia |align=center| A PFG |align=center|19 |align=center|1 |- |align=center|1999–00 |align=center|Lokomotiv Sofia |align=center| A PFG |align=center|24 |align=center|5 |- |align=center|2000–01 |align=center|Lokomotiv Sofia |align=center| A PFG |align=center|20 |align=center|0 |- |align=center|2001–02 |align=center|Lokomotiv Sofia |align=center| A PFG |align=center|30 |align=center|2 |- |align=center|2002–03 |align=center|Kalamata |align=center| Beta Ethniki |align=center|24 |align=center|5 |- |align=center|2003–04 |align=center|Cherno More |align=center| A PFG |align=center|27 |align=center|2 |- |align=center|2004–05 |align=center|Cherno More |align=center| A PFG |align=center|23 |align=center|1 |- |align=center|2005–06 |align=center|Cherno More |align=center| A PFG |align=center|15 |align=center|3 |- |align=center|2006–07 |align=center|Cherno More |align=center| A PFG |align=center|17 |align=center|1 |- |align=center|2007–08 |align=center|Astana |align=center| Kazakhstan Premier League |align=center|10 |align=center|0 |- |align=center|2007–08 |align=center|Beroe |align=center| A PFG |align=center|11 |align=center|0 |- |align=center|2008–09 |align=center|Beroe |align=center| B PFG |align=center|22 |align=center|2 |- |align=center|2009–10 |align=center|Beroe |align=center| A PFG |align=center|24 |align=center|2 |- |}
==Honours==
===Club=== * '''Cherno More''' **Bulgarian Cup: ***Runner-up: 2005–06 * '''Beroe''' **Bulgarian Cup: ***Winner: 2009–10
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == *{{Soccerway|dian-genchev/87799}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Genchev, Dian}} Category:Bulgarian men's footballers Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:FC Aksakovo players Category:FC Spartak Varna players Category:FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players Category:Kalamata F.C. players Category:PFC Cherno More Varna players Category:FC Zhenis players Category:PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Category:OFC Nesebar players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Category:Footballers from Varna, Bulgaria
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