Nikolay Iliev

Nikolay Iliev
	Iliev in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	31 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper, centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1989	Levski Sofia
1989–1991	Bologna
1991–1992	Hertha BSC
1992–1993	Levski Sofia
1993–1995	Stade Rennais
Total
International career
1986–1994	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikolay Iliev (Template:Lang-bg; born 31 March 1964) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup.^[1] Iliev's spent most of his career with Levski Sofia, managing 196 appearances and 25 goals in the A PFG as well as participating in 19 matches and netting 2 goals in European tournaments. He also had a spell with Bologna in Serie A in the late 1980s and early 1990s, becoming the first Bulgarian footballer to ply his trade in the top Italian league.^[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iliev goal.^[3]^[4]

List of international goals scored by Nikolay Iliev
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 January 1988	Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–0	3–0	Friendly match
2	24 May 1988	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–1	2–1	Friendly match
3	22 March 1989	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	West Germany	1–0	1–2	Friendly match
4	16 October 1991	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	San Marino	4–0	4–0	Euro 1992 qualifier