Iliya Nikolov (Bulgarian: Илия Николов; born 14 July 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Maritsa Plovdiv.[2] He is also acting as goalkeeping coach.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iliya Nikolaev Nikolov | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 86 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Haskovo | 25 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Litex Lovech | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Spartak Varna (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Svilengrad (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Spartak Plovdiv (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Botev Plovdiv | 21 | (0) |
| 2012 | Nesebar | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Rakovski | 22 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Botev Plovdiv (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Cherno More | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Maritsa Plovdiv | 166 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016– | Maritsa Plovdiv (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 | |||
Career
editNikolov started his career in his home town Haskovo in the local team FC Haskovo, before signing with Litex Lovech. He then played for two seasons on loan at Svilengrad and then Spartak Plovdiv, before terminating his Litex contract by mutual consent to move to Botev Plovdiv.
Honours
editClub
edit- Cherno More
References
edit- ^ "Състав на "Ботев" (Пловдив) есен 2011 (p.6)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). bultras.com. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Ilia Nikolov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Марица с нов треньорски щаб" (in Bulgarian). sport.plovdiv24.bg. 16 July 2016.
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