Georgy Vasilev Kotsev ( Bulgarian. Georgi Vasilev Kotsev ; June 1, 1987 - June 14, 2018 ) is a Bulgarian rugby player who played as a defender.
 George Kotsev | ||
| general information | ||
| Full name | Georgy Vasilev Kotsev | |
| Nickname | Gosh , zhoro , zhorka | |
| Date of Birth | June 1, 1987 | |
| Citizenship |  Bulgaria | |
| Date of death | June 14, 2018 ( 31) | |
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia | |
| Position | defender | |
| Career | ||
| Club career * | ||
| 2014—2018 |  CSKA (Moscow) | |
| Rugby League Club Career | ||
| 2014—2018 | CSKA (Moscow) | |
| National team** | ||
| 2012 | Bulgaria | |
| 2017 | Bulgaria (rugby league) | 20) |
* The number of games and points for a professional club is considered for the national league, Heineken Cup and Super Rugby. ** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
Biography
George played for the Bulgarian national rugby and rugby league teams: in the Bulgarian national rugby team he played in the 2D division of the European Championship [1] ; in the national rugby league team he played in the Balkan Cup against Greece [2] and Serbia [3] .
George was widely known as a graffiti artist under the pseudonym STER, was close to the Sofia hardcore movement and the groups LAST HOPE and VENDETTA [4] [5] .
On June 14, 2018, Georgy Kotsev suddenly died in a CSKA training session from a heart attack. In connection with the tragedy, the match between the teams of the Czech Republic and Norway in the selection for the World Cup 2021 began with a moment of silence [6] . Also, from a minute of silence, the match of the Moscow championship between Lokomotiv and MEPhI-Granit began [7] . A farewell in Bulgaria with Kotsev took place on June 20 [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Hungary 28 - 23 Bulgaria . World Rugby (October 16, 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2012. Archived December 31, 2012.
- ↑ Dragan Pavlović. Bulgaria - Grchka 8-68 (Serb.) . Rugby 13 Federation of Serbia (October 6, 2017). Date of treatment September 6, 2019.
- ↑ Other Rugby League Internationals . StormFans.Club (October 23, 2017). Date of treatment September 6, 2019.
- ↑ Novata songs on VENDETTA vliza vavat vashata ROCK CLASSATION - video (Bulgarian) . Radio Tangra (October 4, 2018). Date of treatment September 6, 2019.
- ↑ Inexplicably zububikhme GEORGE KOTSEV! (bulg.)
- ↑ RL bodies send message of condolence to family of Georgi Kocev (English) . rugbyleagueplanet.com (June 18, 2018). Date of treatment September 6, 2019.
- ↑ The Moscow Championship match against MEPhI-Granit began with a moment of silence . RK Lokomotiv (June 16, 2018). Date of treatment September 6, 2019.
- ↑ Cervena Bulgaria si was taken as a last rebound from Zhoro (bulg.) . 7dnicska.bg (June 20, 2018). Date of treatment September 6, 2019.