var playerInfo={"9EBD0BFF9766B31DEF99430639A2F292":"Sanfrecce Hiroshima","30A86FC0880FF75E":"182cm","2B5572269355781B0007104B7181FA88":"1977-1-20","DD8BEAF452454A6D0A12C3D91CB3F716":"Ilian Stoianov is a useful player for any team because he can be employed in defence or midfield, always plays with passion and distributes the ball accurately. <BR><BR>National team <BR><BR>He made his Bulgaria debut in 1998 and, though he has never held down a regular place in the national side, featured in qualifying for UEFA EURO 2000? and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. <BR><BR>UEFA EURO 2004? qualifying<BR><BR>Stoianov spent much of the campaign on the substitutes&#39; bench, starting just two games; the 2-2 draw at home against Belgium and the 2-0 victory at home against Estonia. <BR><BR>Club <BR><BR>He began his career with PFC CSKA Sofia in 1995 but only established himself as a quality top-flight defender following his transfer to FC Levski Kiustendil. Stoianov&#39;s consistent performances helped his new side to a third-place finish in 1999, a feat which was repeated the following season when the club had been renamed FC Velbazhd 1919 Kiustendil. <BR><BR>2000: After two goals in 44 league matches for Velbazhd he earned a transfer to PFC Levski Sofia, where he picked up championship medals in 2001 and 2002 and was a Bulgarian Cup winner in 2002. Levski and Stoianov also won the Bulgarian Cup in 2003, beating PFC Litex Lovech 2-1 in the final. <BR><BR>Did you know? <BR><BR>Stoianov helped Levski reach the UEFA Cup third round in 2003\/04, but could not prevent them losing 6-2 on aggregate to Liverpool FC. <BR><BR>","A7F9B63E25A659E5":"Ilian Stoyanov","0C852134AA40B2DD":"1","C6E00DEB351621C4":"9617","F27CBDD6332F20A59321B0F4E9CF2AB8":"5","FA149E2002A43ED77C24C62CDFF094A5":"2","82CBDCB828DBDF896209A361CA981BCF":"","8DC362CCE065919BCF40467C0DE6A7E8":"","0A9B0394F31973591937C38F2F471911":"Sanfrecce Hiroshima,JEF United Ichihara,Levski Sofia","0FCC2F07B9D0EBFD":"Okayama FC","18E9F76C307DDD99":"8957","5E8F53D0A504BF86":"Ilian Stoyanov","4678B5349347B7EB":"76kg","DA5E7C1A0F1CB829A66A16651D2472FD":"Bulgaria","09702F2B27619389F07D77F05427B135":"","e_index":1};