Plamen Nikolov (footballer, born 1961)

Plamen Nikolov

Personal information
Full name	Plamen Ivanov Nikolov
Date of birth	(1961-08-20) 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)
International career
1991–1994	Bulgaria	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Plamen Nikolov (Bulgarian: Пламен Николов; born 20 August 1961) is a former Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian national team and was a member of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup. He replaced Borislav Mihaylov in the 2nd half-time during the 3rd place match against Sweden.

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup (1): 1981–82

Levski Sofia

• A Group (3): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Bulgarian Cup (2): 1991–92, 1993–94

International

Bulgaria

• FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1994

External links

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