Iliya Valov ( bg, Илия Вълов; born 29 December 1961 in
Knezha
Knezha ( bg, Кнежа, ) is a town in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Knezha Municipality.
History
The town's name is most probably derived from the Slavic word '' knyaz'' ("prince, duke ...
) is a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
n former
football goalkeeper who played for
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
.
Career
Valov made 180 appearances for
Botev Vratsa
Botev ( bg, Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football.
The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at St ...
from 1981 to 1988. He was the number two goalkeeper to
Borislav Mihaylov in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
's squad at
Mexico 86. He made a total of 31 caps with the national team.
During his career he saved 12 penalty kicks
in the top division of Bulgarian football.
After retiring as a player, Valov worked as a goalkeeping coach for
Cherno More Varna
Cherno More ( bg, Черно Море) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on March 3, 1913, as an asso ...
until 2004 before following coach
Plamen Markov
Plamen Markov (born 11 September 1957) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Bulgaria and France. He represented the Bulgaria national team at international level.
Playing career
Markov was born ...
to
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
.
He is the father of
Valentin Iliev.
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
People from Knezha
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
POFC Botev Vratsa players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
Berliner FC Dynamo players
FK Austria Wien players
FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players
Denizlispor footballers
1986 FIFA World Cup players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Süper Lig players
Expatriate men's footballers in East Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
DDR-Oberliga players
Men's association football goalkeepers
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