Ilian Stoyanov |
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| Full name | Ilian Stoyanov |
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| Date of birth | (1977-01-20) 20 January 1977 |
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| Place of birth | Kyustendil, Bulgaria |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Playing position | Centre-back |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1995–1996 | CSKA Sofia | 3 | (0) |
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| 1996–2000 | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 88 | (3) |
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| 2000–2005 | Levski Sofia | 90 | (2) |
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| 2005–2007 | JEF United | 65 | (2) |
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| 2007–2010 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 85 | (6) |
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| 2011 | Fagiano Okayama | 26 | (2) |
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| Total | | 357 | (15) |
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| National team |
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| 1998–2010 | Bulgaria | 40 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Ilian Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Илиaн Стоянов) (born 20 January 1977) is a former Bulgarian football defender. In Bulgaria he is also known as Collovati, because of his haircut in the past.[1]
Career
He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase. In the beginning of his career, he played as left-back.
He started his professional career with CSKA Sofia in 1995.
He joined JEF United Ichihara Chiba in 2005 from Levski Sofia and enjoyed a reasonably successful first season, helping them lift the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup (the Japanese League Cup), the club's first ever trophy- and also to repeat the achievement the following season, 2006. The club released him in July 2007 after he criticised manager Amar Osim. On 12 August 2007, he signed with another Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He could not help the team to avoid relegation to J2 in the same season. However he helped his new team to get to the final of the Emperor's Cup in 2007, and to win the Xerox Super Cup in 2008.
In 2009, he returned to Bulgaria national team and started 7 games in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Ilian Stoyanov wearing the jersey of Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Career statistics
Last update: 15 December 2010
International career statistics
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| Bulgaria national team |
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 |
Honors
Personal life
- He is a friend of Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu Katsunori who became the first European to win the top division championship, Makuuchi.
References
External links
2005 J-League Team of the Year |
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| Name |
Stoyanov, Ilian |
| Alternative names |
Илиaн Стоянов |
| Short description |
Bulgarian footballer |
| Date of birth |
20 January 1977 |
| Place of birth |
Kyustendil, Bulgaria |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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