Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgi Iliev Rusev | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Qingdao Hainiu (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1999 | Cherno More | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Cherno More | 72 | (13) |
2000 | → Svetkavitsa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 67 | (8) |
2006–2008 | CSKA Sofia | 57 | (3) |
2008–2013 | Cherno More | 135 | (35) |
2014–2015 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 37 | (13) |
2016–2019 | Cherno More | 111 | (23) |
2019 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 19 | (4) |
Total | 503 | (99) | |
International career | |||
2004–2019 | Bulgaria | 24 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2020–2022 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant) | ||
2024– | Qingdao Hainiu (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Georgi Iliev (Bulgarian: Георги Илиев; 5 September 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 2000 to 2019, notably for Cherno More Varna, where he made over 350 appearances for the club in all competitions.[2] Iliev is the second highest scorer for Cherno More in the Bulgarian top league with 71 goals.
His playing career included also spells at Lokomotiv Plovdiv and CSKA Sofia. Iliev holds the record for the highest number of appearances in the Bulgarian top league, with 461 – 318 for Cherno More, 86 for Lokomotiv and 57 for CSKA.[3] He also gained 24 Bulgaria caps between 2004 and 2019.