SOCCER PLAYER
Nikolay Iliev
1964 - Today
Nikolay Iliev
Nikolay Stefanov Iliev (Bulgarian: Николай Стефанов Илиев; born 31 March 1964) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup. Iliev's spent most of his career with Levski Sofia, managing 196 appearances and 25 goals in the A PFG as well as participating in 19 matches and netting 2 goals in European tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolay Iliev has received more than 35,494 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nikolay Iliev is the 6,518th most popular soccer player (down from 5,732nd in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 268th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
35k
Page Views (PV)
40.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.22
Effective Languages (L*)
1.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nikolay Iliev ranks 6,518 out of 21,273. Before him are Seigo Narazaki, Antonio Biosca, Jonathan Tah, Konstantin Vassiljev, Dmitri Kuznetsov, and Kimiko Shiratori. After him are Manuel da Costa, Roberto Torres, Wesley Sonck, Maciej Żurawski, Paolo Negro, and Umar Sadiq.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSeigo Narazaki
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 6,512
Antonio Biosca
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 6,513
Jonathan Tah
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 6,514
Konstantin Vassiljev
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 6,515
Dmitri Kuznetsov
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6,516
Kimiko Shiratori
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6,517
Nikolay Iliev
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6,518
Manuel da Costa
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6,519
Roberto Torres
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6,520
Wesley Sonck
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,521
Maciej Żurawski
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,522
Paolo Negro
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,523
Umar Sadiq
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,524
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Nikolay Iliev ranks 556. Before him are Raúl Alcalá, Allen Covert, Paolo Virzì, Clara Rojas, Volodymyr Struk, and Masaya Onosaka. After him are Ute Geweniger, Charles Stross, Raimo Helminen, Masha Rasputina, Gao Zhisheng, and John Pyper-Ferguson.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsRaúl Alcalá
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 550
Allen Covert
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 551
Paolo Virzì
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 552
Clara Rojas
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 553
Volodymyr Struk
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2022
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 554
Masaya Onosaka
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 555
Nikolay Iliev
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 556
Ute Geweniger
SWIMMER
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 557
Charles Stross
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 558
Raimo Helminen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 559
Masha Rasputina
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 560
Gao Zhisheng
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 561
John Pyper-Ferguson
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 562
In Bulgaria
Among people born in Bulgaria, Nikolay Iliev ranks 292 out of 415. Before him are Zhan Videnov (1959), Matey Kaziyski (1984), Georgi Dimitrov (1959), Kiril Ivkov (1946), Svetla Otsetova (1950), and Andrea (1987). After him are Tsvetanka Khristova (1962), Magdalena Maleeva (1975), Ivailo Marinov (1960), Albena Denkova (1974), Kiril Georgiev (1965), and Ilian Stoyanov (1977).
Others born in Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsZhan Videnov
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 286
Matey Kaziyski
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 287
Georgi Dimitrov
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2021
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 288
Kiril Ivkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 289
Svetla Otsetova
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 290
Andrea
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 291
Nikolay Iliev
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 292
Tsvetanka Khristova
ATHLETE
1962 - 2008
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 293
Magdalena Maleeva
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 294
Ivailo Marinov
BOXER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 295
Albena Denkova
SKATER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 296
Kiril Georgiev
CHESS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 297
Ilian Stoyanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 298
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria
Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Nikolay Iliev ranks 52. Before him are Plamen Markov (1957), Ivan Zafirov (1947), Dimitar Ivankov (1975), Valeri Bojinov (1986), Georgi Dimitrov (1959), and Kiril Ivkov (1946). After him are Ilian Stoyanov (1977), Petar Hubchev (1964), Petar Aleksandrov (1962), Rumyancho Goranov (1950), Zdravko Zdravkov (1970), and Ayan Sadakov (1961).
Plamen Markov
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 46
Ivan Zafirov
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 47
Dimitar Ivankov
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 48
Valeri Bojinov
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 49
Georgi Dimitrov
1959 - 2021
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 50
Kiril Ivkov
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 51
Nikolay Iliev
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 52
Ilian Stoyanov
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 53
Petar Hubchev
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 54
Petar Aleksandrov
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 55
Rumyancho Goranov
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 56
Zdravko Zdravkov
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 57
Ayan Sadakov
1961 - 2017
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 58