Valentin Iliev

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Valentin Iliev
Personal information
Full name Valentin Iliev
Date of birth August 11 1980 (1980-08-11) (age 29)
Place of birth    Vratsa, Bulgaria
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club PFC CSKA Sofia
Number 14
Youth clubs
1992-1998 FC Botev Vratsa
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2001
2001-2004
2004-
FC Botev Vratsa
Metalurg
PFC CSKA Sofia

21 (1)
66 (7)   
National team2
2005- Bulgaria 11 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of August 1, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of August 1, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Valentin Iliev (Bulgarian: Валентин Илиев) (born August 11, 1980) is a footballer currently playing for PFC CSKA Sofia.

[edit] Family

Iliev's father was goalkeeper for Bulgaria's national team.[citation needed] He is known thorught Bulgaria for scoring a historic goal which got CSKA Sofia a historic win over Liverpool in 2005 however it did not help them qualify for the UEFA Champions League group phase.

[edit] Career

Iliev started his career in his home town Vratsa,where he played in the local team Botev. In june 2001 he signed with ukrainian club Metalurg from Zaporizhzhya. But for 3 years Valentin participated only in 21 matches and scored 1 goal. From november 2004 Iliev played in bulgarian grand CSKA Sofia.For 6 months he joint captain on the team.From 2005 Iliev played and in Bulgaria national football team.

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