Place of birth Bankya, Bulgaria Position Defender Role Footballer | Name Georgi Iliev Playing position | |
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Date of birth (1956-09-15) 15 September 1956 (age 59) | ||
Georgi Iliev, nicknamed The Michael (Bulgarian: Георги Илиев, Майкъла) (born 15 September 1956) is a retired Bulgarian footballer and manager.
Career
In his career, Iliev played for Sliven, CSKA Sofia, Slavia Sofia, Loko Sofia and Dunav Ruse. With CSKA Sofia, he won 4 A PFG titles between 1980 and 1983 and was also Bulgarian Cup holder twice - in 1981 and 1983. Iliev managed the "armymen" from 1990 to 1993.
He is also a businessman. Iliev is married to Elizabeth and they have three sons - George, Georg and Georgi. In October 2016, he labels Champion's League winning coach Ljupko Petrovic a "snail (охльов)".
References
Georgi Iliev (footballer, born 1956) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA