Nikolay Iliev

Nikolay Iliev
	Iliev in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Nikolay Stefanov Iliev
Date of birth	31 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper, centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1989	Levski Sofia
1989–1991	Bologna
1991–1992	Hertha BSC
1992–1993	Levski Sofia
1993–1995	Stade Rennais
Total
International career
1986–1994	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikolay Stefanov Iliev (Bulgarian: Николай Стефанов Илиев; born 31 March 1964) is a Bulgarian former professional 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]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iliev goal.^[3]^[4]

List of international goals scored by Nikolay Iliev
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 January 1988	Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–0	3–0	Friendly match
2	24 May 1988	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–1	2–1	Friendly match
3	22 March 1989	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	West Germany	1–0	1–2	Friendly match
4	16 October 1991	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	San Marino	4–0	4–0	Euro 1992 qualifier

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Levski Sofia

Champion of Bulgaria: 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993
Bulgarian Cup: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1992
Cup of the Soviet Army: 1984, 1987, 1988

International[edit]

Bulgaria

FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1994

Individual[edit]

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1987

References[edit]

^ "1994 FIFA World Cup: Bulgaria Squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
^ "От "Левски" поздравиха легендата Николай Илиев". topsport.bg. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Nikolay Iliev - matches and goals for Bulgaria". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "ВИДЕО: Открийте разликите: Холандия - България 1:2 през 1988 и 2012 година". dariknews.bg. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

External links[edit]

Nikolay Iliev at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile at LevskiSofia.info

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[1] "1994 FIFA World Cup: Bulgaria Squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. 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.

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