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Plamen Nikolov (Bulgarian: Пламен Николов; born 20 August 1961) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Plamen Nikolov

Personal information
Full name	Plamen Ivanov Nikolov
Date of birth	(1961-08-20) 20 August 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth	Dryanovo, Bulgaria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1971–1978	Lokomotiv Dryanovo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1981	Lokomotiv Dryanovo	67	(0)
1981–1991	Lokomotiv Sofia	106	(0)
1991–1997	Levski Sofia	132	(0)
1997–1999	Septemvri Sofia	28	(0)
Total		333	(0)
National team
1991–1994	Bulgaria	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Dryanovo, Nikolov started his career at local Lokomotiv Dryanovo. He played 251 games in the Bulgarian First League over 17 seasons, appearing in the competition for Lokomotiv Sofia, Levski Sofia and Septemvri Sofia.

Throughout his career, Nikolov earned six caps for the Bulgaria national team and was a member of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup.[1] He replaced Borislav Mihaylov in the second half-time during the third place match against Sweden.

Honours

Lokomotiv Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 1981–82

Levski Sofia

• A Group: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Bulgarian Cup: 1991–92, 1993–94

Bulgaria

• FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1994

References

External links

• Plamen Nikolov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at LevskiSofia.info

На других языках

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- [en] Plamen Nikolov (footballer, born 1961)

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[fr] Plamen Nikolov (football, 1961)

Plamen Nikolov est un footballeur bulgare, né le 20 août 1961 à Dryanovo. Il évoluait au poste de gardien de but. Pendant la petite finale qui oppose la Bulgarie à la Suède à la coupe du monde 1994, il prend, à la mi-temps,la place du gardien titulaire Borislav Mikhailov alors que son équipe est déjà battue 4-0 (score final)

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[it] Plamen Nikolov

Plamen Ivanov Nikolov (in bulgaro: Пламен Иванов Николов?; Drjanovo, 20 agosto 1961) è un ex calciatore bulgaro, di ruolo portiere.

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[ru] Николов, Пламен (футболист, 1961)

Пламен Николов (болг. Пламен Николов; род. 20 августа 1961 года, Дряново) — болгарский футболист, вратарь. Выступал за сборную Болгарии.

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