Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilian Dimov Iliev | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bulgaria (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1986 | Cherno More | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Cherno More | 75 | (18) |
1991–1995 | Levski Sofia | 85 | (19) |
1993–1994 | → Altay (loan) | 12 | (2) |
1995–1997 | Benfica | 40 | (4) |
1997 | Slavia Sofia | 11 | (1) |
1998 | Bursaspor | 15 | (3) |
1998 | AEK Athens | 8 | (0) |
1999 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (0) |
1999–2002 | Marítimo | 76 | (6) |
2002–2003 | Salgueiros | 24 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Cherno More | 18 | (2) |
Total | 375 | (55) | |
International career | |||
1991–2000 | Bulgaria | 34 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2006 | Cherno More | ||
2006–2007 | Beroe | ||
2008–2012 | Beroe | ||
2012–2013 | Levski Sofia | ||
2014–2015 | Interclube | ||
2016 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
2017 | Vereya | ||
2018– | Cherno More | ||
2023– | Bulgaria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ilian Dimov Iliev (Bulgarian: Илиан Димов Илиев; born 2 July 1968) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player.[1] He is the head coach at Bulgarian First League club Cherno More and the Bulgarian national football team.
He is best known for having played for Portuguese club Benfica and Bulgarian sides Cherno More and Levski Sofia. In his professional career as a footballer, he received 34 international caps for the Bulgaria national team.