Hristo Iliev (footballer) explained

Hristo Iliev
Fullname:Hristo Bristov Iliev
Birth Date:11 May 1936
Birth Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Death Place:Bulgaria
Position:Forward
Years1:1954–1959
Caps1:106
Goals1:49
Years2:1959–1961
Caps2:38
Goals2:10
Years3:1961–1968
Caps3:168
Goals3:50
Totalcaps:312
Totalgoals:109
Nationalyears1:1955–1963
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:9

Hristo Bristov Iliev (Bulgarian: Христо Бристов Илиев; 11 May 1936 – 24 March 1974) was a Bulgarian footballer.[1] 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,[2] where Bulgaria did reach the 5th place in the final ranking.

Iliev died in a car crash on 24 March 1974.[3]

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

Individual

References

  1. Web site: Hristo Iliev . Olympedia . 10 December 2021.
  2. Hristo Iliev Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/il/khristo-iliev-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 October 2018.
  3. Web site: novsport.com. Левски се поклони пред Патрата. 11 May 2017. bg.

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