Nikolay Arabov

Nikolay Arabov
Personal information
Full name	Nikolay Asenov Arabov
Date of birth	14 November 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Sliven, Bulgaria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1986	Sliven
1987–1988	Anagennisi Deryneia
1988	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1988–1990	Spartak Pleven
1990–1991	Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni
1992–1993	Sliven
1993–1994	KF Tirana
Total
International career
1976–1986	Bulgaria
Managerial career
	Akademik Svishtov
	Tirana
2001	Partizani Tirana
2002	Flamurtari
2009	Botev Kozloduy
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikolay Asenov Arabov (Template:Lang-bg; born 14 November 1953) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and manager who played as a defender from 1971 to 1994, most notably for Sliven.

Arabov was capped 42 times for the Bulgaria national football team and represented the nation at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

Career

Arabov made his debut for Sliven in 1971 and stayed in the club for 15 years, with 310 games in the A PFG. Capped 42 times for the Bulgaria national football team in the period 1976 - 1986,^[2] including 3 games at 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.^[3] Arabov has also played for Spartak Pleven, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Anagennisi Dherynia and Albanian KF Tirana before returning to Sliven for its last season in A PFG (1993). After his retirement as a player Arabov worked for many years in Albania, coaching KF Tirana, KF Partizani, and KS Flamurtari.

^ "Nikolay Arabov stats". eu-football.info.
^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
^ Nikolay Arabov – FIFA competition record (archived)

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