Iliya Kirchev (Bulgarian: Илия Кирчев; 28 December 1932 – 11 September 1997) was a Bulgarian footballer.[1]
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Date of birth | (1932-12-28)28 December 1932 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dolni Chiflik, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 September 1997(1997-09-11) (aged 64) | ||||||||||||
Place of death | Varna, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | 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 | ||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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[2] and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died at the age of 64 in 1997.
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