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Iliya Hristov Gruev (Bulgarian: Илия Христов Груев; born 30 October 1969) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer. Until 2022 he was assistant manager at Arminia Bielefeld.

This article is about the footballer born in 1969. For the footballer born in 2000 and his son, see Ilia Gruev (footballer, born 2000).

Iliya Gruev
Gruev with Bulgaria in 2011
Personal information
Full name Iliya Hristov Gruev
Date of birth (1969-10-30) 30 October 1969 (age 53)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Levski Sofia 53 (0)
1992 Slavia Sofia 15 (0)
1992–1993 Altay 27 (4)
1993–1994 Lokomotiv Sofia 17 (4)
1994–1995 Altay 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 523 (62)
National team
1997–1999 Bulgaria 13 (1)
Teams managed
2011 Bulgaria (assistant)
2015–2018 MSV Duisburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing 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.


Managerial career



Assistant manager


He was assistant coach in Chernomorets Burgas, Hajduk Split, Duisburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bulgaria from 2009 to 2015.[1]


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.[2][3] In the 2016–17 season, Duisburg won the 3. Liga and got promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.

Gruev was sacked on 1 October 2018 after the team scored only two points out of the first eight matches.[4] Torsten Lieberknecht became the new head coach.


Werder Bremen


In summer 2019, Gruev joined Werder Bremen as an assistant coach with a focus on set pieces.[5]


Personal life


Gruev's son Ilia is also a professional footballer for Werder Bremen.[6]


Career statistics



International goal


Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gruev goal.
List of international goals scored by Iliya Gruev
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 1997Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Russia1–42–41998 World Cup qualifier

Managerial statistics


As of 29 September 2018
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
MSV Duisburg 6 November 2015 1 October 2018 105 38 33 34 036.19 143 139 +4

References


  1. "Илия Груев стана помощник-треньор на "Дуисбург", ще спасява отбора заедно с новия наставник" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. Официално: Илия Груев пое Дуисбург
  3. ""Legen wir los": Gruev unterschreibt bei den Zebras" ["Let's go": Gruev signs with the zebras]. kicker.de (in German). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. "MSV entbindet Ilia Gruev und Yontcho Arsov von ihren Aufgaben – Neuer Coach zeitnah". msv-duisburg.de. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. Gruev wird Co-Trainer
  6. Iliya Gruev at FootballDatabase.eu



На других языках

[de] Ilia Gruev (Fußballspieler, 1969)

Ilia Hristov Gruev (bulgarisch Илия Христов Груев, deutsche Transkription Ilija Christow Gruew; * 30. Oktober 1969 in Sofia) ist ein ehemaliger bulgarisch-deutscher Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer. Er war zuletzt Co-Trainer bei Arminia Bielefeld.
- [en] Iliya Gruev

[fr] Ilia Grouev

Ilia Hristov Grouev ou encore Iliya Hristov Gruev (bulgare : Илия Груев), né le 30 octobre 1969 à Sofia en Bulgarie, est un joueur de football international bulgare, qui évoluait au poste de milieu de terrain. Il se reconvertit ensuite comme entraîneur.


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