Plamen Nikolov (footballer, born 1957)

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

Plamen Nikolov
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-06-24) 24 June 1957
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)
National team
1978–1988 Bulgaria 55 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. "Честит рожден ден на Пламен Николов". Bulgarian Football Union. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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