Iliya Kirchev ( bg, Илия Кирчев; 28 December 1932 – 11 September 1997) was a Bulgarian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Kirchev was a central defender. He played with

PFC Spartak Varna FK Spartak 1918 Varna ( bg, Футболен клуб „Спартак 1918“ Варна, Futbolen klub Spartak 1918 Varna) is a Bulgarian association football phoenix club based in Varna, which currently competes in the First League, the top ...

and earned 286 caps in Bulgarian first division. For the

Bulgaria national football team The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international Association football, football and is administere ...

Kirchev featured in 7 games and won a bronze medal at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. He died at the age of 64 in 1997.

Honours

International

;Bulgaria *

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Bronze Medal:

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

References

External links

Spartak Varna profile
* * 1932 births 1997 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Spartak Varna players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Bulgaria Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Bulgarian football managers FC Spartak Varna managers People from Varna Province Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders Footballers from Varna, Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-stub