Iliya Kirchev

Iliya Kirchev

Personal information
Date of birth	28 December 1932
Place of birth	Dolni Chiflik, Bulgaria
Date of death	September 11, 1997 (aged 64)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1951–1965	Spartak Varna	319	(3)
National team
1957–1963	Bulgaria	7	(0)
Teams managed
1973–1974	Spartak Varna
1978–1979	Spartak Varna
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1956 Melbourne	Team Competition

Iliya Kirchev (Bulgarian: Илия Кирчев) (born 28 December 1932 in Dolni Chiflik) was a Bulgarian football player.

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^[1] and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died at the age of 64 in 1997.

References

1. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=10611

External links

• (Bulgarian) Spartak Varna