Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Pleven, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1975–1977 | Spartak Pleven | ||
| 1977–1988 | Levski Sofia | 199 | (6) |
| 1986–1990 | IK Brage | 78 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | → FC Antwerp (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Levski Sofia | 24 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1988 | Bulgaria | 55 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2009. † Appearances (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.
International career
For Bulgaria, Nikolov was capped 55 times.
Awards
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Champion of Bulgaria - 4 times (1979, 1984, 1985, 1988) - Bulgarian Cup - 4 times (1979, 1982, 1984, 1991)
External links
- Plamen Nikolov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - FC Antwerp
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Stoycho Mladenov |
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1984 |
Succeeded by Georgi Dimitrov |
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