Iliya_Valov
Iliya Valov
Bulgarian footballer
Iliya Valov (Bulgarian: Илия Вълов; born 29 December 1961 in Knezha) is a Bulgarian former football goalkeeper who played for Bulgaria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1961-12-29) 29 December 1961 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Knezha, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1980 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1988 | Botev Vratsa | 180 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | CSKA Sofia | 46 | (0) |
| 1990 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 15 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | FC Berlin | 17 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Austria Wien | 8 | (0) |
| 1992 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 12 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Karşıyaka | 54 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Denizlispor | 29 | (0) |
| Total | 361 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1990 | Bulgaria | 31 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 2002–2004 | Cherno More (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2006–2007 | CSKA Sofia (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valov made 180 appearances for Botev Vratsa from 1981 to 1988. He was the number two goalkeeper to Borislav Mihaylov in Bulgaria'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.[1]
After retiring as a player, Valov worked as a goalkeeping coach for Cherno More Varna until 2004 before following coach Plamen Markov to CSKA Sofia.
He is the father of Valentin Iliev.
- "Илко Пиргов вече е №1 по спасени дузпи у нас". pirinsport.com. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Iliya Valov at WorldFootball.net
- Iliya Valov at National-Football-Teams.com
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