Georgi Iliev (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Georgi Iliev Rusev | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 38 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | Bulgaria | 23 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:24, 11 October 2014 (UTC) |
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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. He has been capped 23 times for Bulgaria.
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.
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.
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