Georgi Semerdzhiev

Georgi Semerdzhiev is a former Bulgarian footballer, and a convicted criminal. He is currently serving 20 years in prison for double vehicular homicide.

Criminal record

On July 5, 2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, while on drugs, Semerdzhiev was going over the speed limit in a SUV with fake license plates and with no driver's license. He ran a red light, hitting a taxi and killing two women, aged 21 and 26, on the sidewalk. He fled the scene but was arrested on the next day in an apartment a few hundred meters from the car accident. Semerdzhiev has a criminal record. On the 21.04.23 the Sofia City Court sentenced him to 20 years in prison and 850k leva fine. In 2020 he was also investigated for participating in an illegal sports betting scheme. There are also reports that he was involved in the distribution of drugs.