Iliya Iliev
Encyclopedia
Iliya Iliev is a Bulgaria
n footballer
, currently playing for Slavia Sofia
as a midfielder
. He has a very good technique and a strong blow.
and started his career in a little local team called FC Septemvri. In 2000 signed with bigger club Litex Lovech. For two years however in Lovech
Iliev played hardly in 10 matches. In season 2002/2003 the midfielder played in the Russian club FC Terek
from Grozny
. In June 2003 he returned to Bulgaria
and signed with Marek Dupnitsa. He is currently playing (as of November, 2008) for PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra
. During the winter transfer window, Iliev signed for OFC Sliven 2000
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently playing for Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia is a Bulgarian football club founded on 10 April 1913 in Sofia. Slavia's ground is Slavia Stadium with a capacity of 15,992. The team's colours are white and black....
as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
. He has a very good technique and a strong blow.
Career
He was born in SofiaSofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
and started his career in a little local team called FC Septemvri. In 2000 signed with bigger club Litex Lovech. For two years however in Lovech
Lovech
Lovech is a town in north-central Bulgaria with a population of 36,296 as of February 2011. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The town is located about 150 km northeast from the capital city of Sofia...
Iliev played hardly in 10 matches. In season 2002/2003 the midfielder played in the Russian club FC Terek
FC Terek Grozny
FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League....
from Grozny
Grozny
Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...
. In June 2003 he returned to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and signed with Marek Dupnitsa. He is currently playing (as of November, 2008) for PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra
PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra
PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, currently playing in the North-West V AFG.Until the 2007-08 season, the team participated in either the second or the third Bulgarian divisions, but gained a promotion to the top level for 2008-09. The club's home ground...
. During the winter transfer window, Iliev signed for OFC Sliven 2000
OFC Sliven 2000
OFC Sliven 2000 is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Sliven, currently playing in the East B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground is the Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium in Sliven with a capacity of 15,000...
.