Nikolay Iliev

Full name Nikolay Stefanov Iliev

Date of birth (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964 (age 60)

Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria

Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)

Nikolay Iliev

Iliev in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Nikolay Stefanov Iliev
Date of birth	(1964-03-31) 31 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper, centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1989	Levski Sofia	182	(18)
1989–1991	Bologna	28	(3)
1991–1992	Hertha BSC	10	(1)
1992–1993	Levski Sofia	14	(7)
1993–1995	Stade Rennais	5	(0)
Total		239	(32)
International career
1986–1994	Bulgaria	53	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikolay Stefanov Iliev (Bulgarian: Николай Стефанов Илиев; born 31 March 1964) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup.^[1] Iliev's spent most of his career with Levski Sofia, managing 196 appearances and 25 goals in the A PFG as well as participating in 19 matches and netting 2 goals in European tournaments. He also had a spell with Bologna in Serie A in the late 1980s and early 1990s, becoming the first Bulgarian footballer to ply his trade in the top Italian league.^[2]