Iliya Kirchev
- September 11, 1997
- 64 years
About Iliya Kirchev
Iliya Kirchev, 64, Bulgarian football player and Olympian (1956, 1960).
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Full Biography
|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 and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died at the age of 64 in 1997.
Honours
International
- Bulgaria
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