Ilian Iliev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilian Dimov Iliev | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Cherno More | 123 | (31) |
| 1991–1995 | Levski Sofia | 85 | (19) |
| 1993 | → Altay (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | Benfica | 40 | (5) |
| 1997 | Slavia Sofia | 11 | (1) |
| 1998 | Bursaspor | 15 | (3) |
| 1998 | AEK Athens | 8 | (1) |
| 1999 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Marítimo | 76 | (10) |
| 2002–2003 | Salgueiros | 25 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Cherno More | 18 | (3) |
| Total | 436 | (80) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–2000 | Bulgaria | 34 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2006 | Cherno More | ||
| 2006–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
| 2008–2012 | Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
| 2012–2013 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2014–2015 | Interclube | ||
| 2016 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ilian Dimov Iliev (Bulgarian: Илиан Димов Илиев; born 2 July 1968) is a Bulgarian former international football midfielder, and currently manager. His son Ilian Iliev Jr. is also a footballer, currently playing for Cherno More.
He is best known for having played for Portuguese club Benfica and Bulgarian sides Cherno More and Levski Sofia. In his professional career as a footballer, he received 35 international caps for the Bulgaria national team.
Iliev was born in Varna and started to play football at his hometown club Cherno More. After his good performances in the youth teams were caught, he was promoted into the first team in 1986. For five seasons, between 1986 and 1991, Iliev made 123 appearances and scored 31 goals for the club. He was transferred to Levski Sofia in the 1991–92 season, winning three times the Bulgarian A PFG and one Bulgarian Cup in five years with the club. In 1995, Iliev moved to Benfica and won the Taça de Portugal in the 1995–96 season. In his career he also played for Slavia Sofia, Turkish Bursaspor, Greek AEK Athens as well as for the Portuguese clubs Marítimo and Salgueiros. He finished his career at his first club Cherno More Varna in 2004.
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