Iliya Dyakov

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Iliya Dyakov

| image =

| fullname = Iliya Dyakov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|9|29}}

| birth_place = Dobrich, Bulgaria

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1983–1986 |clubs1 = Dobrudzha Dobrich |caps1 = ? |goals1 = ?

| years2 = 1986–1988 |clubs2 = CSKA Sofia |caps2 = 8 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1988–1989 |clubs3 = Dobrudzha Dobrich |caps3 = ? |goals3 = ?

| years4 = 1989–1991 |clubs4 = Slavia Sofia |caps4 = 32 |goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1986

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs1 = ENPPI (assistant)

}}

Iliya Dyakov (Bulgarian: Илия Дяков; born 29 September 1963) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a defender. He was selected for the Bulgaria squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup but did not play. He did play in the qualifying campaigns for the 1986 tournament, winning 5 caps.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=53663/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929175927/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=53663/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2008 |title=FIFA Player Statistics: Aleksandar Markov |work=FIFA.com |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=15 May 2011}} In club football, he spent his whole career in his native country, where he represented his hometown club Dobrudzha Dobrich, CSKA Sofia, and Slavia Sofia.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/38260.html |title=name=Ilia Dyakov |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=15 May 2011}}

He is married to Paulina Nikolova, a group rhythmic gymnast who competed for Bulgaria and is the 1985 World Group all-around champion.{{Cite web |script-title=bg:Приказка от Египет - историята на най-новото златно момиче на България |language=bg |trans-title=A tale from Egypt – the story of Bulgaria's newest golden girl |website=24chasa.bg |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/9289222 |access-date=2023-03-18}} Together they have 3 children, Paola, Denis and Stiliana who is a successful rhythmic gymnast.{{Cite web |title=I am...Stiliyana Nikolova |url=https://bnt.bg/bg/a/az-sm-stiliyana-nikolova |website=bnt.bg}}{{Cite web |last=БГ |first=БОРБА |date=2016-05-03 |title=Стиляна Николова отново донесе шампионско злато на "Етър Елит" |url=https://www.borbabg.com/2016/05/03/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5-%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Вестник Борба - областен всекидневник, Велико Търново |language=bg-BG}}