Yordan Hristov Miliev (; born 5 October 1987) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

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who currently plays as a defender.

Biography

Miliev's uncle, Ivan, was a professional footballer with the local outfit PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv. As a youngster, Yordan supported

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

. Outside of football, he lists his hobbies as watching films and

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. Miliev is a big fan of the motoring. He also enjoys reading adventure stories.

Career

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Born in the small town of

Peshtera Peshtera ( , sometimes transliterated as ''Peštera'') is a town in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. It is located in Pazardzhik Province near the towns of Batak and Bratsigovo. The town is the third largest in the province after Paza ...

, Miliev started his career in the private football school "Apoli'99" in

Plovdiv Plovdiv (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, second-largest city in Bulgaria, 144 km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 490,983 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub ...

. In June 2006, he signed his first professional contract with

. His first match for the team was against Farul Constanța in the

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tournament. He quickly became a key figure for Lokomotiv team, as he was considered to be highly talented and reliable in the center of the defense.

Levski Sofia

On 9 January Miliev officially signed a 2.5-year contract with

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

. He became the first signing for Levski in January. He has been given the kit number 55. He chose it, because his lucky number is 5, and he wants more than just luck, so he chose 55. Miliev made his unofficial debut for Levski in a friendly match against

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. He played 45 minutes, and Levski won the match. He eventually debut for Levski on 4 March in a match against PFC Vihren Sandanski. Levski won the match and the result was 2:0. He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009. Miliev made his debut in Europe on 21 July 2009 in the second match of the 2nd Qualifying round of

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, where Levski beaten the team of

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. The result of the match was 0:5 with a guest win for Levski. He scored his first goal for Levski on 8 August 2009 against

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev AD, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv (, ), or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional Association football, football club based in Plovdiv. It competes in the First Professiona ...

. The result of the match was 5:0 with a home win for Levski. In 2009/2010 season Levski achieved qualifying for

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becoming 3rd in the final ranking. During the 2010/2011 Levski qualified for

after eliminating

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and

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. Levski was drawn in

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, facing

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and

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. Prior to the start of the 2012/2013

A PFG The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...

season Miliev was loaned out to

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i club Ironi Ramat HaSharon, but in late November 2012 he returned to Levski in part due to the tense security situation in

. During the 2013/2014 A PFG season, Miliev was mostly confined to substitute appearances and he joined Shkëndija from neighbouring

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in January 2014.

International career

He has featured for the Bulgaria U21 national side. Miliev earned his first cap for

on 3 March 2010 in the 0:2 away loss against

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in a

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. In 2018 Miliev was part of the Bulgarian minifootball national team in the 2018

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Career Stats

:''Updated 15 January 2014.''

Awards

* Champion of Bulgaria 2009 *

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2009

References

External links

Miliev at Levski's official site

Profile at LevskiSofia.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miliev, Yordan 1987 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players PFC Levski Sofia players Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players KF Shkëndija players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Israeli Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Men's association football central defenders 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen