Iliya Gruev

Iliya Gruev
Gruev with Bulgaria in 2011
Personal information
Full name Iliya Hristov Gruev
Date of birth (1969-10-30) 30 October 1969
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Levski Sofia 53 (0)
1992–1993 Altay S.K. 27 (4)
1993–1994 Lokomotiv Sofia 17 (4)
1994–1995 Altay S.K. 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 508 (62)
National team
1997–1999 Bulgaria 13 (1)
Teams managed
2015–2018 MSV Duisburg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Iliya Gruev (Bulgarian: Илия Груев) (born 30 October 1969) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He last managed MSV Duisburg.[1]

Football 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.

International goal

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 1997Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Russia1–42–41998 World Cup qualifier

Manager career

Assistant manager

He was assistant coach in Chernomorets Burgas, Hajduk Split, Duisburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bulgaria from 2009 to 2015.[2]

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.[3] He led the team to two draws in his first two matches and won the third one against SV Sandhausen.[4] He was sacked on 1 October 2018.[5]

Managerial statistics

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

References

  1. ↑ ""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.
  2. ↑ "Илия Груев стана помощник-треньор на "Дуисбург", ще спасява отбора заедно с новия наставник" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Официално: Илия Груев пое Дуисбург
  4. ↑ Първа победа за Илия Груев
  5. ↑ "MSV entbindet Ilia Gruev und Yontcho Arsov von ihren Aufgaben – Neuer Coach zeitnah". msv-duisburg.de. 1 October 2018.
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