Georgi Iliev (footballer)
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Georgi Iliev (5 September 1981 in Varna
) is a Bulgaria
n footballer who captains Cherno More Varna
. He primarily plays as a centre midfielder. He was capped 11 times for Bulgaria
.
, Iliev was taken on by Cherno More Varna
at an early age and signed a professional contract in July 2000. His debut came on 14 October 2000 at Hristo Botev Stadium ending in a 1–0 defeat to Botev Plovdiv
. On 21 October, he went on to score his first competitive goal for Cherno More against Litex Lovech
on his 2nd appearance for the club. For three years in Cherno More, Iliev earned 72 appearances playing in the A PFG, scored 13 goals.
. He made his first appearance in the 4–1 win over Marek Dupnitsa
on August 16, 2003. In his first season at Lokomotiv, they won their first ever A PFG championship in the 2003–04. On 31 July 2004, Iliev helped Lokomotiv to win the Bulgarian Supercup
and he made his debut for the Bulgarian national side under coach Hristo Stoichkov
in the same year. On 29 September 2005, he scored his first ever European
goals for Lokomotiv, in a 1–2 loss against Bolton Wanderers
of the UEFA Cup
.
signed Georgi Iliev to a three-year deal. On 5 March 2006, he made his competitive debut for CSKA in a 1–0 victory over Botev Plovdiv
. During the 2006–07 season Iliev netted his first CSKA goal. He scored on 5 August 2006 in a 2–0 away victory over Cherno More
. On 18 April 2007, Georgi scored CSKA's second in a 2–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv
. Iliev netted CSKA's only and his third goal in a 1–0 win against Beroe Stara Zagora
on 7 October 2007. With CSKA he was a Champion of Bulgaria for 2008 and holder of Bulgarian Cup
for 2006.
. On October 2, 2008, Georgi scored the 2nd goal for the Sailors in the UEFA Cup
match against VfB Stuttgart
in the away 2:2 draw at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Iliev took over the captaincy of Cherno More
when Aleksandar Aleksandrov
was transferred to Levski Sofia
in 2009. On 26 October 2009, he made his 100th league appearance for Cherno more in a 1–1 draw against Slavia Sofia
, scoring the only goal.
, Iliev marked his international début under Hristo Stoichkov
on 29 November 2004 in a friendly game against Egypt. His first and only goal for Bulgaria
came against Iceland
on 7 September 2005. He was capped 12 times for Bulgaria
.
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|rowspan="3" valign="center"|Cherno More
|2000–01
|18||2||3||2||–||–||21||4
|-
|2001–02
|36||8||2||0||–||–||38||8
|-
|2002–03
|17||3||1||0||–||–||18||3
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|Lokomotiv Plovdiv
|2003–04
|26||1||5||0||–||–||31||1
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|2004–05
|27||5||4||0||2||0||33||4
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|2005–06
|13||2||1||0||3||1||17||3
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|CSKA Sofia
|2005–06
|12||0||2||0||–||–||14||0
|-
|2006–07
|28||2||3||0||5||0||36||2
|-
|2007–08
|16||1||0||0||0||0||16||1
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Cherno More
|2008–09
|20||3||1||0||5||1||26||4
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|2009–10
|16||4||2||2||4||0||22||6
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|2010–11
|26||9||2||0||–||–||28||9
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|2011-12
|14||4||1||0||-||-||15||4
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! colspan="2" | Career totals
!269!!44!!27!!4!!19!!2!!314!!50
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CSKA Sofia
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
) is a 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...
n footballer who captains Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
. He primarily plays as a centre midfielder. He was capped 11 times for Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
.
Cherno More
Born in VarnaVarna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Iliev was taken on by Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
at an early age and signed a professional contract in July 2000. His debut came on 14 October 2000 at Hristo Botev Stadium ending in a 1–0 defeat to Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....
. On 21 October, he went on to score his first competitive goal for Cherno More against Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
on his 2nd appearance for the club. For three years in Cherno More, Iliev earned 72 appearances playing in the A PFG, scored 13 goals.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
In 2003, Iliev was transferred to Lokomotiv PlovdivPFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv...
. He made his first appearance in the 4–1 win over Marek Dupnitsa
PFC Marek Dupnitsa
PFC Marek Dupnitsa is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Dupnitsa. It was founded in 1947 after the unification of four other local clubs - Atletic, Slavia, ZHSK and Levski...
on August 16, 2003. In his first season at Lokomotiv, they won their first ever A PFG championship in the 2003–04. On 31 July 2004, Iliev helped Lokomotiv to win the Bulgarian Supercup
2004 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2004 Bulgarian Supercup was the 2nd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2003-04 A PFG champion, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and the winner of the 2004 Bulgarian Cup Final, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 31 July 2004 at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria...
and he made his debut for the Bulgarian national side under coach Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov , sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger , The Dog , The Modern Left...
in the same year. On 29 September 2005, he scored his first ever European
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
goals for Lokomotiv, in a 1–2 loss against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
.
CSKA Sofia
On 16 December 2005, CSKA SofiaPFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
signed Georgi Iliev to a three-year deal. On 5 March 2006, he made his competitive debut for CSKA in a 1–0 victory over Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....
. During the 2006–07 season Iliev netted his first CSKA goal. He scored on 5 August 2006 in a 2–0 away victory over Cherno More
PFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
. On 18 April 2007, Georgi scored CSKA's second in a 2–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....
. Iliev netted CSKA's only and his third goal in a 1–0 win against Beroe Stara Zagora
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora or simply Beroe is a Bulgarian football club from Stara Zagora, that currently plays in the country's top division, the A PFG....
on 7 October 2007. With CSKA he was a Champion of Bulgaria for 2008 and holder of Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
for 2006.
Return to Cherno More
In June, 2008, Iliev made a comeback for his first team Cherno MorePFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
. On October 2, 2008, Georgi scored the 2nd goal for the Sailors in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
match against VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
in the away 2:2 draw at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Iliev took over the captaincy of Cherno More
PFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
when Aleksandar Aleksandrov
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer born 1975)
Aleksandar Aleksandrov known as Alex is a Bulgarian soccer player, playing as an attacking midfielder...
was transferred to Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
in 2009. On 26 October 2009, he made his 100th league appearance for Cherno more in a 1–1 draw against 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....
, scoring the only goal.
International career
An occasional member of the Under 21 teamBulgaria national under-21 football team
The Bulgaria national under-21 football team represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
, Iliev marked his international début under Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov , sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger , The Dog , The Modern Left...
on 29 November 2004 in a friendly game against Egypt. His first and only goal for Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
came against Iceland
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
on 7 September 2005. He was capped 12 times for Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
.
International goals
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|rowspan="3" valign="center"|Cherno More
PFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
|2000–01
|18||2||3||2||–||–||21||4
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|2001–02
|36||8||2||0||–||–||38||8
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|2002–03
|17||3||1||0||–||–||18||3
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv...
|2003–04
|26||1||5||0||–||–||31||1
|-
|2004–05
|27||5||4||0||2||0||33||4
|-
|2005–06
|13||2||1||0||3||1||17||3
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
|2005–06
|12||0||2||0||–||–||14||0
|-
|2006–07
|28||2||3||0||5||0||36||2
|-
|2007–08
|16||1||0||0||0||0||16||1
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|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Cherno More
PFC Cherno More Varna
PFC Cherno More Varna , or simply Cherno More is a Bulgarian professional football club from the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG....
|2008–09
|20||3||1||0||5||1||26||4
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|2009–10
|16||4||2||2||4||0||22||6
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|2010–11
|26||9||2||0||–||–||28||9
|-
|2011-12
|14||4||1||0||-||-||15||4
|-
! colspan="2" | Career totals
!269!!44!!27!!4!!19!!2!!314!!50
|}
Club
Lokomotiv Plovdiv- A PFGBulgarian A Professional Football GroupThe Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
(1): 2003–04 - Bulgarian SupercupBulgarian SupercupThe Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...
(1): 20042004 Bulgarian SupercupThe 2004 Bulgarian Supercup was the 2nd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2003-04 A PFG champion, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and the winner of the 2004 Bulgarian Cup Final, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 31 July 2004 at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria...
CSKA Sofia
- A PFGBulgarian A Professional Football GroupThe Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...
(1): 2007–08 - Bulgarian CupBulgarian CupThe Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
(1): 20062006 Bulgarian Cup FinalThe 2006 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 83rd final of the Bulgarian Cup. The match took place on 25 May 2006 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The match was contested by CSKA Sofia, who beat Naftex Burgas 4–1 in their semi-final, and Cherno More Varna who beat Volov Shumen 2–1 after extra...