Iliya Kirchev

Iliya Kirchev
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-12-28)28 December 1932
Place of birth Dolni Chiflik, Bulgaria
Date of death 11 September 1997(1997-09-11) (aged 64)
Place of death Varna, Bulgaria
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1965 Spartak Varna 319 (3)
International career
1957–1963 Bulgaria 7 (0)
Managerial career
1973–1974 Spartak Varna
1978–1979 Spartak Varna
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Summer Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iliya Kirchev (Bulgarian: Илия Кирчев; 28 December 1932 – 11 September 1997) was a Bulgarian footballer.[1]

Career

Kirchev was a central defender. He played with PFC Spartak Varna and earned 286 caps in Bulgarian first division. For the Bulgaria national football team Kirchev featured in 7 games[2] and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died at the age of 64 in 1997.

Honours

International

Bulgaria

References

  1. ^ "Iliya Kirchev". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Ilia Kirchev, international footballer".


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