Place of birth Knezha, Bulgaria 1980–1988 Botev Vratsa Position Goalkeeper Years Team Height 1.88 m | 1971–1980 Botev Vratsa Role Football player Playing position Name Iliya Valov Children Valentin Iliev | |
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Date of birth (1961-12-29) 29 December 1961 (age 54) | ||
Iliya Valov (Bulgarian: Илия Вълов) (born 29 December 1961 in Knezha) is a Bulgarian former football goalkeeper who played for Bulgaria.
Career
Valov made 180 appearances for Botev Vratsa from 1981 to 1988. He was the number two goalkeeper to Borislav Mihaylov in Bulgaria's squad at Mexico 86. He made a total of 31 caps with the national team.
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.
He is the father of Valentin Iliev.
References
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