Plamen Nikolov (footballer, born 1961)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Plamen Ivanov Nikolov | ||
Date of birth | 20 August 1961 | ||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Plamen Nikolov (Bulgarian: Пламен Николов; born 20 August 1961) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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
Levski Sofia
Bulgaria
- FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1994
References[]
- ^ Plamen Nikolov – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links[]
- Plamen Nikolov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- FC Septemvri Sofia players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- People from Dryanovo
- Bulgarian football goalkeeper stubs