Valentin Iliev

Football player infobox
playername = Valentin Iliev


fullname = Valentin Iliev Ivanov
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|8|11
cityofbirth = Vratsa
countryofbirth = Bulgaria
height = height|ft=6|in=1
currentclub = Terek Grozny
clubnumber = 14
position = Defender
youthyears = 1992-1998
youthclubs = FC Botev Vratsa
years = 1998-2001 2001-2004 2004-2008 2008-
clubs = FC Botev Vratsa Metalurg PFC CSKA Sofia Terek Grozny
caps(goals) = 39 (2) 21 (1) 66 (7) 11 (0)
nationalyears = 2005-
nationalteam = Bulgaria
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (0)
pcupdate = August 1, 2007
ntupdate = August 22, 2008

Valentin Iliev ( _bg. Валентин Илиев Иванов) (born August 11, 1980) is a footballer currently playing for Terek Grozny.

Background

Iliev's father was goalkeeper for Bulgaria's national team.Fact|date=February 2007Valentin's biggest career moment was scoring a 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.

Career

Iliev started his career at his home town Vratsa, where he played for the local team Botev Vratsa. In June 2001 he signed with Ukrainian club Metalurg from Zaporizhzhya. But for 3 years Valentin participated in only 21 matches and scored 1 goal. In November 2004 Iliev joined CSKA Sofia. For 6 months he was captain of the team and in 2005 Iliev played his first match for the Bulgaria national football team.

In 2008 Iliev moved to Russian First division team Terek Grozny for a fee of app. 500 000 Euro.

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