Iliya Gruev
Gruev with Bulgaria in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Iliya Hristov Gruev | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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MSV Duisburg (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Levski Sofia | 53 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Altay S.K. | 27 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 17 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Altay S.K. | 30 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Montana | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | 141 | (35) | |
| 2000–2004 | MSV Duisburg | 80 | (11) |
| 2004–2005 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 30 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 508 | (62) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1999 | Bulgaria | 13 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | MSV Duisburg | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Iliya Gruev (Bulgarian: Илия Груев) (born 30 October 1969) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is the current manager of MSV Duisburg.
Gruev has played for Levski, Lokomotiv Sofia and Montana. After that he moved to where he played for almost five years, before leaving for Germany to represent MSV Duisburg from 2000 to 2004. Following that he played for KFC Uerdingen 05 before finishing his active career in Rot-Weiß Erfurt.
Gruev has 13 caps for Bulgaria, scoring once – on 11 October 1997, in the 2–4 away loss in a 1998 World Cup qualifier against Russia.
He was assistant coach in Chernomorets Burgas, Hajduk Split, Duisburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bulgaria from 2009 to 2015.
After MSV Duisburg's bad results and following the release of their manager Gino Lettieri, Gruev was announced as the new manager of the team, signing a contract until 2017, becoming a first team manager for the first time. He led the team to two draws in his first two matches and won the third one against SV Sandhausen.
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