Georgi Iliev (footballer)

Georgi Iliev
Personal information
Full name Georgi Iliev Rusev
Date of birth (1981-09-05) 5 September 1981
Place of birth Varna, Bulgaria
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Cherno More 72 (13)
2003–2005 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 67 (8)
2006–2008 CSKA Sofia 56 (3)
2008–2013 Cherno More 135 (35)
2014–2015 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 37 (13)
2016– Cherno More 49 (7)
National team‡
2004–2014 Bulgaria 23 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:24, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

Georgi Iliev (Bulgarian: Георги Илиев; 5 September 1981 in Varna) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Cherno More Varna. He primarily plays as a centre midfielder.[2] He has been capped 23 times for Bulgaria.

Career

Cherno More

Born in Varna, Iliev was taken on by Cherno More Varna at an early age and signed a professional contract in July 2000. His debut came on 14 October 2000 at Hristo Botev Stadium ending in a 1–0 defeat to Botev Plovdiv. On 21 October, he went on to score his first competitive goal for Cherno More against Litex Lovech on his 2nd appearance for the club. For three years in Cherno More, Iliev earned 72 appearances playing in the A PFG, scored 13 goals.[3]

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

In 2003, Iliev was transferred to Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He made his first appearance in the 4–1 win over Marek Dupnitsa on 16 August 2003. In his first season at Lokomotiv, they won their first ever A PFG championship in the 2003–04. On 31 July 2004, Iliev helped Lokomotiv to win the Bulgarian Supercup and he made his debut for the Bulgarian national side under coach Hristo Stoichkov in the same year. On 29 September 2005, he scored his first ever European goals for Lokomotiv, in a 1–2 loss against Bolton Wanderers of the UEFA Cup.[4]

CSKA Sofia

On 16 December 2005, CSKA Sofia signed Georgi Iliev to a three-year deal. On 5 March 2006, he made his competitive debut for CSKA in a 1–0 victory over Botev Plovdiv. During the 2006–07 season Iliev netted his first CSKA goal. He scored on 5 August 2006 in a 2–0 away victory over Cherno More. On 18 April 2007, Georgi scored CSKA's second in a 2–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv. Iliev netted CSKA's only and his third goal in a 1–0 win against Beroe Stara Zagora on 7 October 2007. With CSKA he was a Champion of Bulgaria for 2008 and holder of Bulgarian Cup for 2006.

Return to Cherno More

In June 2008, Iliev made a comeback for his first team Cherno More. On 2 October 2008, Georgi scored the 2nd goal for the Sailors in the UEFA Cup match against VfB Stuttgart in the away 2–2 draw at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.[5] Iliev took over the captaincy of Cherno More when Aleksandar Aleksandrov was transferred to Levski Sofia in 2009. On 26 October 2009, he made his 100th league appearance for Cherno more in a 1–1 draw against Slavia Sofia, scoring the only goal. On 18 April 2012, Iliev scored a hat-trick in the 7–1 win over Kaliakra Kavarna.[6]

Shijiazhuang Yongchang

Iliev signed with Chinese side Shijiazhuang Yongchang on 6 January 2014 on a two-year deal for a reported fee of €100,000.[7] He finished 2014 season in the China League One as the club's top scorer with 9 goals, helping his team to gain promotion to the Chinese Super League for first time in club's history. On 5 April 2015 he scored his first goal for Shijiazhuang in Chinese Super League in a 1-2 away loss to Jiangsu Sainty.[8]

International career

An occasional member of the Under 21 team, Iliev marked his international début under Hristo Stoichkov on 29 November 2004 in a friendly game against Egypt. His first goal for Bulgaria came against Iceland on 7 September 2005. He has so far been capped 19 times for Bulgaria.[9]

Career statistics

As of 11 August 2017

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cherno More 2000–01 18232––214
2001–02 36820––388
2002–03 18310––193
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2003–04 27150––321
2004–05 2754020335
2005–06 1321031173
CSKA Sofia 2005–06 12020––140
2006–07 2823050362
2007–08 1610000161
Cherno More 2008–09 2031051264
2009–10 1642240226
2010–11 26920––289
2011–12 281010––2910
2012–13 29720––317
2013–14 16220––182
Shijiazhuang Yongchang 2014 2610––––2610
2015 11300––113
Cherno More 2015–16 144––––144
2016–17 30320––323
2017–18 5000––50
Career totals 4167933419246885

National team

International goals

Scores and results lists Bulgaria's goals first
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2005 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Iceland 2–2 3–2 2006 World Cup qualification
2 4 June 2013 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv
CSKA Sofia

References

  1. ↑ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Georgi Iliev Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ↑ "Stats Centre: Georgi Iliev Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Lokо Plovdiv 1–2 Bolton (agg 2–4)". BBC.co.uk. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2005.
  5. ↑ "Match details/line-up: VfB Stuttgart – Cherno More". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Черно море размаза Калиакра със 7:1, каварненци гледат към "Б" група" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 18 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Георги Илиев подписa с Шъдзяджуан" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 6 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Article". 163.com (in Chinese). 5 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Georgi Iliev at National-Football-Teams.com
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