Georgi Iliev (footballer, born 1981)
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Iliev in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Iliev Rusev | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Cherno More | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Cherno More | 72 | (13) |
| 1999–2000 | → Svetkavitsa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 67 | (8) |
| 2005–2008 | CSKA Sofia | 57 | (3) |
| 2008–2014 | Cherno More | 135 | (35) |
| 2014–2015 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang | 37 | (13) |
| 2015–2019 | Cherno More | 111 | (23) |
| 2019 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 19 | (4) |
| Total | 503 | (99) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2020 | Bulgaria | 24 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Qingdao Hainiu (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Georgi Iliev Rusev (Bulgarian: Георги Илиев Русев; born 5 September 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, notably for Cherno More, where he made over 350 appearances for the club in all competitions. Iliev is the second highest scorer for Cherno More in the Bulgarian top flight with 71 goals.
His playing career included also spells at Lokomotiv Plovdiv and CSKA Sofia, as well as with Shijiazhuang Yongchang in China. Iliev holds the record for the highest number of appearances in the Bulgarian First League, with 461 (318 for Cherno More, 86 for Lokomotiv and 57 for CSKA). He also gained 24 Bulgaria caps between 2004 and 2019.