Iliya Kirchev

Iliya Kirchev
Personal information
Date of birth	28 December 1932
Place of birth	Dolni Chiflik, Bulgaria
Date of death	11 September 1997 (aged 64)
Place of death	Varna, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1973–1974	Spartak Varna
1978–1979	Spartak Varna
Representing Bulgaria
Summer Olympic Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Iliya Kirchev (Bulgarian: Илия Кирчев; 28 December 1932 – 11 September 1997) was a Bulgarian footballer.

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.

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