Iliya Valov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Knezha, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1980 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1988 | Botev Vratsa | 180 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | CSKA Sofia | 46 | (0) |
| 1990 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 15 | (0) |
| 1991 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 10 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Austria Wien | 8 | (0) |
| 1992 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 12 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Karşıyaka | 54 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Denizlispor | 29 | (0) |
| Total | 354 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1990 | Bulgaria | 31 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2002 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 2002–2004 | Cherno More (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2006–2007 | CSKA Sofia (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Iliya Valov (Bulgarian: Илия Вълов) (born 29 December 1961 in Knezha) is a Bulgarian former football goalkeeper who played for Bulgaria.
Valov made 180 appearances for Botev Vratsa from 1981 to 1988. He was the number two goalkeeper to Borislav Mihaylov in Bulgaria's squad at Mexico 86. He made a total of 31 caps with the national team.
After retiring as a player, Valov worked as a goalkeeping coach for Cherno More Varna until 2004 before following coach Plamen Markov to CSKA Sofia.
He is the father of Valentin Iliev.
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