Nikolay Iliev

Nikolay Iliev (Bulgarian: Николай Илиев; born 31 March 1964) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup.[1] Iliev's spent most of his career with Levski Sofia, managing 196 appearances and 25 goals in the A PFG as well as participating in 19 matches and netting 2 goals in European tournaments. He also had a spell with Bologna in Serie A in the late 1980s and early 1990s, becoming the first Bulgarian footballer to ply his trade in the top Italian league.[2]

Nikolay Iliev
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Sweeper, centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1989 Levski Sofia 182 (18)
1989–1991 Bologna 28 (3)
1991–1992 Hertha BSC 10 (1)
1992–1993 Levski Sofia 14 (7)
1993–1995 Stade Rennais 5 (0)
Total 239 (32)
National team
1986–1994 Bulgaria 53 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International goals
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[3][4]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 January 1988Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–03–0Friendly match
2.24 May 1988De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–12–1Friendly match
3.22 March 1989Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria West Germany1–01–2Friendly match
4.16 October 1991Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria San Marino4–04–0Euro 1992 qualifier

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

International

Bulgaria

Individual

References
  1. "1994 FIFA World Cup: Bulgaria Squad". FIFA.com. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. "От "Левски" поздравиха легендата Николай Илиев". topsport.bg. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. "Nikolay Iliev - matches and goals for Bulgaria". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "ВИДЕО: Открийте разликите: Холандия - България 1:2 през 1988 и 2012 година". dariknews.bg. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Awards
Preceded by
Borislav Mihaylov		 Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
1987		 Succeeded by
Lyuboslav Penev
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Georgi Dimitrov		 Bulgaria Captain
1987–1990		 Succeeded by
Borislav Mihaylov


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