Nikolay Stefanov Iliev (; 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. 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.
International goals Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iliev goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Nikolay IlievNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 23 January 1988 Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1–0 3–0 Friendly match2 24 May 1988 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1–1 2–1 Friendly match3 22 March 1989 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–0 1–2 Friendly match4 16 October 1991 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 4–0 4–0 Euro 1992 qualifier
Honours Club Levski Sofia Champion of Bulgaria: 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993 Bulgarian Cup: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1992 Cup of the Soviet Army: 1984, 1987, 1988
International Bulgaria FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1994
Individual Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1987
References
External links
Profile at LevskiSofia.info