Plamen Nikolov (footballer, born 1957)

Plamen Nikolov
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-06-24) 24 June 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Pleven, Bulgaria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 Spartak Pleven 80 (0)
1977–1985 Levski Sofia 200 (6)
1986–1990 IK Brage 78 (1)
1986–1987 → Antwerp (loan) 4 (0)
1988 → Levski Sofia (loan) 17 (0)
1990–1992 Levski Sofia 7 (0)
Total 386 (7)
International career
1978–1988 Bulgaria 55 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Plamen Nikolov - Patso (Bulgarian: Пламен Николов - Пацо, born 24 June 1957 in Pleven) is a former Bulgarian football defender.

Club career

In his career Nikolov played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1984, he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year. He was a successful player in the Swedish top division when playing for IK Brage. Between the seasons in Sweden (where they play spring-fall) he was on loan to Antwerpen and Vitosha Levski.[1] After his retirement, he worked as assistant manager of Levski Sofia as well as head coach of Spartak Pleven, Olympik Teteven and Botev Vratsa.[1]

International career

For Bulgaria, Nikolov was capped 55 times, making his debut on 22 February 1978 against Scotland.[1]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c "Честит рожден ден на Пламен Николов". Bulgarian Football Union. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.


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