Full name Iliya Hristov Gruev 1988–1992 Levski Sofia Current team MSV Duisburg Years Team Height 1.88 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria Name Iliya Gruev Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1969-10-30) 30 October 1969 (age 46) | ||
Iliya Gruev (Bulgarian: Илия Груев) (born 30 October 1969) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is the current manager of MSV Duisburg.
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Football career
Gruev has played for Levski, Lokomotiv Sofia and Montana. After that he moved to Neftochimic Burgas where he played for almost five years, before leaving for Germany to represent MSV Duisburg from 2000 to 2004. Following that he played for KFC Uerdingen 05 before finishing his active career in Rot-Weiß Erfurt.
Gruev has 13 caps for Bulgaria, scoring once – on 11 October 1997, in the 2–4 away loss in a 1998 World Cup qualifier against Russia.
International goal
Assistant manager
He was assistant coach in Chernomorets Burgas, Hajduk Split, Duisburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bulgaria from 2009 to 2015.
MSV Duisburg
After MSV Duisburg's bad results and following the release of their manager Gino Lettieri, Gruev was announced as the new manager of the team, signing a contract until 2017, becoming a first team manager for the first time. He led the team to two draws in his first two matches and won the third one against SV Sandhausen.