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 7,170th 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 7,170 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: 7,170
Noa Lang
1999 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,171
Mista
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,172
Daniel Farke
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,173
Masayuki Okano
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,174
Jaime Villegas
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,175
Iliya Valov
1961 - 2024
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,176
Hélder
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 7,177
Marek Mintál
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,178
Wilner Piquant
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,179
Akinori Mikami
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,180
Hugo Ibarra
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,181
Atsuhiro Miura
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7,182
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Iliya Valov ranks 622. Before him are Mahamat Kamoun, Michael Schulz, Gillian Gilbert, 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 488. Before him are Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Chet Walker, and Fabián Cancelarich. After him are Joe Kinnear, Toru Kawashima, Terry Medwin, Bob Graham, Pankaj Udhas, Rashid Khan, Gary Graham, Mislav Bezmalinović, and Stan Bowles.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsMahamat Kamoun
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 617
Michael Schulz
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 618
Gillian Gilbert
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 619
Arunachalam Muruganantham
INVENTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 620
Guri Schanke
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 621
Sudarat Keyuraphan
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 622
Iliya Valov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 623
Hervé Morin
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 624
José Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 625
Maja Haderlap
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 626
İsmet Yılmaz
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 627
Jean-François De Sart
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 628
Guo Jianmei
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 629
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 485
Chet Walker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 486
Fabián Cancelarich
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2024
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 487
Iliya Valov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 488
Joe Kinnear
COACH
1946 - 2024
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 489
Toru Kawashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2024
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 490
Terry Medwin
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 491
Bob Graham
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 492
Pankaj Udhas
SINGER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 493
Rashid Khan
SINGER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 494
Gary Graham
ACTOR
1950 - 2024
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 495
Mislav Bezmalinović
ATHLETE
1967 - 2024
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 496
Stan Bowles
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 497
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
























































