Iliya Gruev

Iliya Gruev

Gruev with Bulgaria in 2011
Personal information
Full name Iliya Hristov Gruev
Date of birth (1969-10-30) 30 October 1969
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
MSV Duisburg (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Levski Sofia 53 (0)
1992–1993 Altay S.K. 27 (4)
1993–1994 Lokomotiv Sofia 17 (4)
1994–1995 Altay S.K. 30 (2)
1995–1996 Montana 12 (0)
1996–2000 Neftochimic Burgas 141 (35)
2000–2004 MSV Duisburg 80 (11)
2004–2005 KFC Uerdingen 05 30 (5)
2005–2006 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 18 (1)
Total 508 (62)
National team
1997–1999 Bulgaria 13 (1)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Rot-Weiß Erfurt U-19 (assistant)
2007–2009 Rot-Weiß Erfurt U-19 (manager)
2009–2010 Chernomorets Burgas (assistant)
2011 Bulgaria (assistant)
2011–2012 Hajduk Split (assistant)
2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern (assistant)
2012–2013 MSV Duisburg (assistant)
2013–2015 1. FC Kaiserslautern (assistant)
2015– MSV Duisburg

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Iliya Gruev (Bulgarian: Илия Груев) (born 30 October 1969) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is the current manager of MSV Duisburg.[1]

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

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 1997 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Russia 1–4 2–4 1998 World Cup qualifier

Manager career

Assistant manager

He was assistant coach in Chernomorets Burgas, Hajduk Split, Duisburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bulgaria.[2]

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.[3] He led the team to two draws in his first two matches and won the third one against SV Sandhausen.[4]

Managerial statistics

As of 29 April 2016
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
Germany MSV Duisburg 6 November 2015 present 19 5 7 7 26.32 21 27 −6

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