In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Stefanov and the family name is Iliev.

Nikolay Stefanov Iliev (Bulgarian: Николай Стефанов Илиев; 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

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

International

Bulgaria

Individual

References

  1. ^ "1994 FIFA World Cup: Bulgaria Squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ^ "От "Левски" поздравиха легендата Николай Илиев". topsport.bg. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Nikolay Iliev - matches and goals for Bulgaria". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "ВИДЕО: Открийте разликите: Холандия - България 1:2 през 1988 и 2012 година". dariknews.bg. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Iliev
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