SOCCER PLAYER
Iliya Valov
1961 - 2024

Iliya Valov
Iliya Valov (Bulgarian: Илия Вълов; 29 December 1961 – 13 July 2024) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 34 appearances for Bulgaria. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Iliya Valov is the 7,175th most popular soccer player (up from 8,651st in 2024), the 307th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 330th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Iliya Valov ranks 7,175 out of 21,273. Before him are Stelios Giannakopoulos, Noa Lang, Mista, Daniel Farke, Masayuki Okano, and Jaime Villegas. After him are Hélder, Marek Mintál, Wilner Piquant, Akinori Mikami, Hugo Ibarra, and Atsuhiro Miura.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStelios Giannakopoulos
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 7,175
Noa Lang
1999 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,176
Mista
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,177
Daniel Farke
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,178
Masayuki Okano
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,179
Jaime Villegas
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,180
Iliya Valov
1961 - 2024
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,181
Hélder
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,182
Marek Mintál
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,183
Wilner Piquant
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,184
Akinori Mikami
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,185
Hugo Ibarra
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,186
Atsuhiro Miura
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,187
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Iliya Valov ranks 674. Before him are Tahnee Welch, Gillian Gilbert, Tonino Benacquista, Arunachalam Muruganantham, Guri Schanke, and Sudarat Keyuraphan. After him are Hervé Morin, José Touré, Maja Haderlap, İsmet Yılmaz, Jean-François De Sart, and Guo Jianmei. Among people deceased in 2024, Iliya Valov ranks 495. Before him are Mouncif El Haddaoui, Morgan Spurlock, Zdeněk Pecka, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Chet Walker, and Fabián Cancelarich. After him are Joe Kinnear, Luiz Onmura, Toru Kawashima, Terry Medwin, Bob Graham, and Pankaj Udhas.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsTahnee Welch
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 669
Gillian Gilbert
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 670
Tonino Benacquista
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 671
Arunachalam Muruganantham
INVENTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 672
Guri Schanke
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 673
Sudarat Keyuraphan
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 674
Iliya Valov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 675
Hervé Morin
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 676
José Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 677
Maja Haderlap
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 678
İsmet Yılmaz
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 679
Jean-François De Sart
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 680
Guo Jianmei
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 681
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsMouncif El Haddaoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2024
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 489
Morgan Spurlock
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - 2024
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 490
Zdeněk Pecka
ATHLETE
1954 - 2024
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 491
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 492
Chet Walker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 493
Fabián Cancelarich
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2024
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 494
Iliya Valov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 495
Joe Kinnear
COACH
1946 - 2024
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 496
Luiz Onmura
MARTIAL ARTS
1960 - 2024
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 497
Toru Kawashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2024
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 498
Terry Medwin
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 499
Bob Graham
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 500
Pankaj Udhas
SINGER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 501
In Bulgaria
Among people born in Bulgaria, Iliya Valov ranks 307 out of 415. Before him are Nikolina Shtereva (1955), Nikolay Iliev (1964), Ivaylo Yordanov (1968), Ginka Zagorcheva (1958), Yordan Mitkov (1956), and Serafim Todorov (1969). After him are Dimitar Ivankov (1975), Ilian Iliev (1968), Matey Kaziyski (1984), Mariya Gabriel (1979), Petar Aleksandrov (1962), and Poli Genova (1987).
Others born in Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsNikolina Shtereva
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 301
Nikolay Iliev
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 302
Ivaylo Yordanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 303
Ginka Zagorcheva
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 304
Yordan Mitkov
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 305
Serafim Todorov
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 306
Iliya Valov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 307
Dimitar Ivankov
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 308
Ilian Iliev
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 309
Matey Kaziyski
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 310
Mariya Gabriel
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 311
Petar Aleksandrov
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 312
Poli Genova
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 313
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria
Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Iliya Valov ranks 52. Before him are Stoycho Mladenov (1957), Zhivko Gospodinov (1957), Plamen Markov (1957), Valeri Bojinov (1986), Nikolay Iliev (1964), and Ivaylo Yordanov (1968). After him are Dimitar Ivankov (1975), Petar Aleksandrov (1962), Stiliyan Petrov (1979), Zdravko Zdravkov (1970), Ilian Stoyanov (1977), and Ivaylo Andonov (1967).
Stoycho Mladenov
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 46
Zhivko Gospodinov
1957 - 2015
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 47
Plamen Markov
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 48
Valeri Bojinov
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 49
Nikolay Iliev
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 50
Ivaylo Yordanov
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 51
Iliya Valov
1961 - 2024
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 52
Dimitar Ivankov
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 53
Petar Aleksandrov
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 54
Stiliyan Petrov
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 55
Zdravko Zdravkov
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 56
Ilian Stoyanov
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 57
Ivaylo Andonov
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 58
























































