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Plamen Krachunov
Personal information
Full name	Plamen Nikolov Krachunov
Date of birth	11 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Arda
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2007	Maritsa Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Maritsa Plovdiv
2010–2011	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2011–2013	CSKA Sofia
2013	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2014–2015	CSKA Sofia
2015	Slavia Sofia
2016	St. Johnstone
2016–2017	Ethnikos Achna
2017–2018	Sandecja Nowy Sącz
2019	Stomil Olsztyn
2019	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
2020	Lokomotiv Sofia
2020–2021	Etar
2021–2022	Lokomotiv Sofia
2022–	Arda
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:26, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Plamen Krachunov (Bulgarian: Пламен Крачунов; born 11 January 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Arda Kardzhali.^[1]

Career

Maritsa Plovdiv

Krachunov started playing football with Maritsa Plovdiv. He made his first-team debut on 18 August 2007, at 18 years, in a 0–3 away defeat to Kaliakra Kavarna and quickly became a regular starter of the team, as a centre back. His first goal came on 11 May 2008, in a 3–1 home win over Minyor Radnevo. During his first two seasons, he earned 50 appearances in the East B PFG, but Maritsa were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. After one season, playing for Maritsa in third league, he joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

After a short trial, on 6 July 2010, Krachunov signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiv.^[2] He made his A PFG debut in a 2–2 draw against Litex Lovech on 22 August, coming on as a substitute for Youness Bengelloun. Krachunov netted Lokomotiv's only goal in their Bulgarian Cup loss, a 2–1 defeat at Pirin Blagoevgrad on 6 April 2011. Four days later, he scored his first league goal for Lokomotiv, in a 1–1 draw against Montana.

CSKA Sofia

On 15 August 2011, reports linked Krachunov with a move to CSKA Sofia, adding depth to the position one day after Apostol Popov was lost for the season because of a knee injury. The following day, he completed his move to CSKA, on a three-year contract.^[3] He was handed the number 66 shirt.

He made his debut on 21 August, appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Kaliakra Kavarna,^[4] and made his first start for the club in the following game against Montana. On 26 September, he scored his first goal for CSKA, scoring a header in CSKA's 4–1 league win over Vidima-Rakovski from a Spas Delev corner-kick.^[5] Krachunov then scored on 3 December in a Bulgarian Cup game against Spartak Pleven.^[6] On 15 March 2014, Krachunov scored a last-minute goal in the 1:0 win over Levski Sofia in an A PFG match.^[7] He joined Slavia Sofia in the summer of 2015, remaining with the "whites" until January 2016.^[8]

St Johnstone

On 22 February 2016, Krachunov signed a contract with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone, after a successful trial period with the club.^[9]

Sandecja Nowy Sącz

On 5 July 2017 he signed a contract with Sandecja Nowy Sącz.^[10]

Etar Veliko Tarnovo

After a short stint with Lokomotiv Sofia, Krachunov joined Etar in June 2020.^[11]

International career

In October 2011, Krachunov earned his first call-up to the Bulgaria national side for a friendly match against Ukraine and a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales.^[12]

Statistics

All stats correct as of 29 October 2024.

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maritsa Plovdiv	2007–08	B Group	23	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	24	1
	2008–09	B Group	27	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	29	0
	2009–10	V Group	31	6	3	1	—	—	—	—	34	7
	Total		81	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	87	8
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2010–11	A Group	14	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	16	2
	2011–12	A Group	2	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
	Total		16	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	18	2
CSKA Sofia	2011–12	A Group	26	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	28	3
	2012–13	A Group	21	1	1	0	2	0	—	—	24	1
	Total		47	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	52	4
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2013–14	A Group	11	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	12	2
CSKA Sofia	2013–14	A Group	8	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	8	1
	2014–15	A Group	4	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	6	0
	Total		12	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	1
Slavia Sofia	2015–16	A Group	8	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	8	0
St Johnstone	2015–16	Premiership	2	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0
Ethnikos Achna	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	28	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	28	1
Sandecja Nowy Sącz	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	26	0	3	0	—	—	—	—	29	0
Stomil Olsztyn	2018–19	I liga	11	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	11	0
Zagłębie Sosnowiec	2019–20	I liga	9	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	9	0
Lokomotiv Sofia	2019–20	Second League	2	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	0
Etar	2019–20	First League	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0
	2020–21	First League	25	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	27	1
	Total		25	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	27	1
Lokomotiv Sofia	2021–22	First League	29	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	30	2
Arda	2022–23	First League	16	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	16	0
	2023–24		29	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	32	1
	2024–25		5	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	6	0
	Total		50	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	54	1
Career total			357	17	22	3	4	0	0	0	283	22