Ilian Stoyanov

Ilian Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Илиaн Стоянов; born 20 January 1977) is a former Bulgarian football defender. In Bulgaria he is also known as Collovati, because of his haircut in the past, reminiscent of that of former Italian midfielder Fulvio Collovati.[2]

Ilian Stoyanov
Personal information
Full name Ilian Stoyanov
Date of birth (1977-01-20) 20 January 1977
Place of birth Kyustendil, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 CSKA Sofia 3 (0)
1996–2000 Velbazhd Kyustendil 88 (3)
2000–2005 Levski Sofia 90 (2)
2005–2007 JEF United Chiba 65 (2)
2007–2010 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 85 (6)
2011 Fagiano Okayama 26 (2)
Total 357 (15)
National team
1998–2010 Bulgaria 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team,[3] who exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase. In the beginning of his career, he played as left-back.

He started his professional career with CSKA Sofia in 1995. However, Stoyanov made a name for himself with Velbazhd Kyustendil and Levski Sofia, appearing in more than 150 matches in the top division. During his time in Bulgarian football, he established himself as a capable defender, but was also notable for displaying a fiery temper on occasions and was involved in a number of controversial incidents, including an altercation with a referee[4] and remarks uttered at black footballers, which invited accusations of racism.[5][6]

He joined JEF United Chiba in 2005 from Levski Sofia and enjoyed a reasonably successful first season, helping them lift the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup (the Japanese League Cup), the club's first ever trophy- and also to repeat the achievement the following season, 2006. The club released him in July 2007 after he criticised manager Amar Osim. On 12 August 2007, he signed with another Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He could not help the team to avoid relegation to J2 in the same season. However, he helped his new team to get to the final of the Emperor's Cup in 2007, and to win the Xerox Super Cup in 2008.

In 2009, he returned to Bulgaria national team and started 7 games in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Ilian Stoyanov wearing the jersey of Sanfrecce Hiroshima

After his retirement, Stoyanov has started his own business in Japan and is also involved in a football academy.[7]

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1995–96CSKA SofiaBulgarian A PFG30-
1996–97Velbazhd Kyustendil170-
1997–98271-
1998–99221-
1999-00221-
2000–01Levski Sofia20150-40291
2001–0225050-70370
2002–0319180-70341
2003–0418000-70250
2004–058010-30120
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2005JEF United ChibaJ1 League3012080-401
200626000100-360
2007910040-131
2007Sanfrecce Hiroshima1305000-180
2008J2 League32240--362
2009J1 League2340031-265
2010170102031231
2011Fagiano OkayamaJ2 League26200--262
Total Bulgaria 1815--
Japan 1761012027103121812
Career total 35713

National team statistics

[8]

Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
199820
199950
200040
200120
200210
200350
200490
200530
200600
200700
200800
200960
201030
Total400

Honors

Personal life
  • He is a friend of Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu Katsunori who became the first European to win the top division championship, Makuuchi.

References
  1. "Започваме ги с Швеция. 10 години след лудото американско лято се готвим за скок в Европа" (in Bulgarian). standartnews.com. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. "Stats Centre: Ilian Stoyanov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  3. Blagoeva, Sonya (1 June 2004). "Бербатов вкарва два на лекция" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. "Каубоя: никой от "Левски" не ме е удрял" (in Bulgarian). segabg.com. 26 August 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "Скандалът между ЦСКА и "Левски" стигна и до Народното събрание" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. 9 May 2003. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ""Литекс" пуска жалба срещу Илиян Стоянов" (in Bulgarian). segabg.com. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  7. "Честит рожден ден на Илиан Стоянов". Bulgarian Football Union. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. "Ilian Stoyanov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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