Iliya Valov
Encyclopedia
Iliya Valov is a Bulgaria
n former football
goalkeeper who played for Bulgaria
.
Valov made 180 appearances for Botev Vratsa
from 1981 to 1988. He was the number two goalkeeper to Borislav Mihaylov
in Bulgaria
's squad at Mexico 86
. He made a total of 31 caps with the national team.
After retiring as a player, Valov worked as a goalkeeping coach for Cherno More Varna
until 2004 before following coach Plamen Markov
to CSKA Sofia
.
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 former football
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...
goalkeeper who played 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...
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Valov made 180 appearances for Botev Vratsa
FC Botev Vratsa
OFC Botev Vratsa , founded in 1921, is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Vratsa. The club currently plays in A PFG, the first level of Bulgarian football....
from 1981 to 1988. He was the number two goalkeeper to Borislav Mihaylov
Borislav Mikhailov
Borislav Biserov Mihaylov is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper and currently President of Bulgarian Football Union, member of the executive committee of UEFA....
in 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...
's squad at Mexico 86
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
. He made a total of 31 caps with the national team.
After retiring as a player, Valov worked as a goalkeeping coach for 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....
until 2004 before following coach Plamen Markov
Plamen Markov
Plamen Markov is a retired Bulgarian international footballer who played as a midfielder.He played for the Bulgaria national football team on 32 occasions. His club career was spent with CSKA Sofia , FC Metz and Grenoble Foot .-References:...
to 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...
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