Nikolay Todorov (; born 26 September 1964, in

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) is a retired

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n professional

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and currently manager. Todorov played for several clubs in

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and the

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. Todorov's son, also named Nikolay, is currently a striker for

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in the

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Career

Todorov started his career in Dobrudzha Dobrich. He played for the most of his career in

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where he made a name for himself, when he scored the second and winning goal for Levski vs. Scottish giants

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in a

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clash, when Levski eliminated the Scottish champions. He also played in

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and Septemvri Sofia. He played one season in the Turkish

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with Sarıyer G.K. His nickname the Kaiser comes from the Dutch striker

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. He played twelve games for the Bulgaria national football team and scored 3 goals. A true leader with a powerful shot. After his retiring from a playing career, he coached Levski's youth team and in September 2012 he was appointed manager of

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. He took over as head coach of

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in December 2015, a position he held until early May 2016. On 14 December 2017, Todorov returned at the helm of

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.''

Honours

Player

Levski Sofia * Bulgarian League: 1985, 1994, 1995 *

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: 1994, 1998 Montpellier *

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: 1991–92

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1964 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen Bulgaria men's international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ligue 1 players Süper Lig players Cypriot First Division players FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Levski Sofia players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players Montpellier HSC players AS Cannes players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Sarıyer S.K. footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Bulgarian football managers People from Balchik Sportspeople from Dobrich Province Men's association football midfielders {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub