Metodi Iliev

Metodi Iliev (born January 7, 1983) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career Early career Iliev began his career with Pirin Razlog in 2006. The following season, he signed with Pirin Blagoevgrad in the Bulgarian A Group. Iliev participated in the 2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, where Septemvri reached the semifinals. Throughout the tournament, the club defeated CSKA Sofia in the quarterfinals and was eliminated by Ludogorets Razgrad. In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing third in the league's first division. Scarborough was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Hamilton City.

Bulgaria After a season abroad, he returned to his former club Septemvri Simitli in the fall of 2016. In 2017, he joined the managerial staff by becoming a player assistant coach. In 2020, he retired from competitive football to become the permanent assistant coach for Kostadin Katsimerski.

Managerial career Iliev transitioned to the managerial side in 2017 as a player-coach for Septemvri Simitli. In 2025, he became a youth coach for Septemvri Simitli.