Plamen Nikolov (footballer, born 1957)

Plamen Nikolov

Personal information
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

• 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