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Hristo Iliev (footballer)

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Bulgarian footballer

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Bristov and the family name is Iliev.
Hristo Iliev
Personal information
Full name Hristo Bristov Iliev
Date of birth (1936-05-11)11 May 1936
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death 24 March 1974(1974-03-24) (aged 37)
Place of death Bulgaria
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1959 Levski Sofia 106 (49)
1959–1961 Botev Plovdiv 38 (10)
1961–1968 Levski Sofia 168 (50)
Total 312 (109)
International career
1955–1963 Bulgaria 24 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hristo Bristov Iliev (Bulgarian: Христо Бристов Илиев; 11 May 1936 – 24 March 1974) was a Bulgarian footballer. He played as a forward and spent the majority of his career with Levski Sofia. Iliev also represented Bulgaria at international level in the 1962 World Cup and in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where Bulgaria did reach the 5th place in the final ranking.

Iliev died in a car crash on 24 March 1974.

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

Individual

  • Bulgarian A Group top scorer (14 goals): 1957

References

  1. "Hristo Iliev". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hristo Iliev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. "Левски се поклони пред Патрата" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 11 May 2017.

External links

Bulgaria squads
Bulgaria football squad – 1960 Summer Olympics
Bulgaria
Bulgaria squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup
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Bulgarian First League top scorers
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