Iliya Valov
{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer (1961–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Iliya Valov
| image = Valov.jpg
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1961|12|29}}
| birth_place = Knezha, Bulgaria
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2024|7|13|1961|12|29}}
| death_place = Vratsa, Bulgaria
| height = 1.88 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 = 1971–1980
| youthclubs1 = Botev Vratsa
| years1 = 1980–1988
| clubs1 = Botev Vratsa
| caps1 = 180
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1988–1990
| clubs2 = CSKA Sofia
| caps2 = 46
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1990
| clubs3 = Lokomotiv Sofia
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1990–1991
| clubs4 = FC Berlin
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1991–1992
| clubs5 = Austria Wien
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1992
| clubs6 = Dobrudzha Dobrich
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1992–1994
| clubs7 = Karşıyaka
| caps7 = 54
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1994–1995
| clubs8 = Denizlispor
| caps8 = 29
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 361
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1983–1990
| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria
| nationalcaps1 = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1999–2002
| managerclubs1 = Botev Vratsa
| manageryears2 = 2002–2004
| managerclubs2 = Cherno More (goalkeeping coach)
| manageryears3 = 2006–2007
| managerclubs3 = CSKA Sofia (goalkeeping coach)
}}
Iliya Valov ({{langx|bg|Илия Вълов}}; 29 December 1961 – 13 July 2024) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 34 appearances for Bulgaria.
Career
Valov made 180 appearances for Botev Vratsa from 1981 to 1988. He was the number two goalkeeper to Borislav Mihaylov in the Bulgaria national team's squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He made a total of 34 caps with the national team.
During his career he saved 12 penalty kicks A PFG|in the top division of Bulgarian football.{{cite web|publisher=pirinsport.com|title=Илко Пиргов вече е №1 по спасени дузпи у нас|url=https://pirinsport.com/ilko-pirgov-vece-e-no1-po-spaseni-duzpi-u-nas|date=26 May 2020|accessdate=2 July 2020}}
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.
Personal life and death
Valov died from lung disease in Vratsa on 13 July 2024, at the age of 62.[https://blitz.bg/sport/bg-futbol/razkrikha-prichinata-za-vnezapnata-smrt-na-iliya-vlov_546176.html Разкриха причината за внезапната смърт на Илия Вълов] {{in lang|bg}} He was the father of Valentin Iliev.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Worldfootball.net|iliya-valov}}
- {{NFT player|26968}}
{{Bulgaria Squad 1986 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valov, Iliya}}
Category:Sportspeople from Pleven Province
Category:Bulgarian men's footballers
Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers
Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:POFC Botev Vratsa players
Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players
Category:FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
Category:Berliner FC Dynamo players
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players
Category:Karşıyaka S.K. footballers
Category:Denizlispor footballers
Category:Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in East Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in East Germany
Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Deaths from lung disease
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