Iliya Nikolov

Iliya Nikolov
Personal information
Full name	Iliya Nikolaev Nikolov
Date of birth	14 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Maritsa Plovdiv
Number	86
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Haskovo
2007–2010	Litex Lovech
2008	→ Spartak Varna (loan)
2009	→ Svilengrad (loan)
2009–2010	→ Spartak Plovdiv (loan)
2010–2011	Botev Plovdiv
2012	Nesebar
2012–2014	Rakovski
2014	→ Botev Plovdiv (loan)
2014–2015	Cherno More
2016–	Maritsa Plovdiv
Managerial career
2016–	Maritsa Plovdiv (goalkeeping coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023

Iliya Nikolov (Bulgarian: Илия Николов; born 14 July 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Maritsa Plovdiv.^[2] He is also acting as goalkeeping coach.^[3]

Career[edit]

Nikolov started his career in his home town Haskovo in the local team FC Haskovo, before signing with Litex Lovech. He then played for two seasons on loan at Svilengrad and then Spartak Plovdiv, before terminating his Litex contract by mutual consent to move to Botev Plovdiv.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Cherno More

Bulgarian Cup: 2014–15

References[edit]

^ "Състав на "Ботев" (Пловдив) есен 2011 (p.6)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). bultras.com. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ "Ilia Nikolov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
^ "Марица с нов треньорски щаб" (in Bulgarian). sport.plovdiv24.bg. 16 July 2016.

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[1] "Състав на "Ботев" (Пловдив) есен 2011 (p.6)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). bultras.com. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

[2] "Ilia Nikolov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.

[3] "Марица с нов треньорски щаб" (in Bulgarian). sport.plovdiv24.bg. 16 July 2016.

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