Plamen Krumov (; born 4 November 1985) is a

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n retired professional

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and now manager, currently working at

Rilski Sportist FC Rilski Sportist (ФК Рилски спортист Самоков) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Samokov founded in 1947 and currently playing in the South-West Third League. Their home stadium is Iskar Stadium. Throughout ...

. In the early years of his career, he usually played as a winger, but has later been converted to right-back.

Career

Playing

Krumov began his career at

Lokomotiv Sofia FC Lokomotiv Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refounded in 2015, following ...

where he made 17

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appearances in four seasons. Whilst at Lokomotiv Stadium he spent time out on loan at Zagorets,

and

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n club Banants Yerevan before joining

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor () is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, currently competing in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The club's name comes ...

on a permanent basis in the early of 2009. He signed for Minyor on a one-and-a-half-year deal. When his contract expired, Krumov joined Chernomorets Burgas on a free transfer. He played regularly for Chernomorets during the

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season and the first half of 2011–12 season. On 8 February 2013, Krumov signed for Beroe Stara Zagora on a one-and-a-half-year deal. He made his league debut against

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on 2 March, playing the full 90 minutes. On 3 February 2014, Krumov joined

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

for an undisclosed fee. He signed a one-and-a-half-year contract. Krumov received number 71 shirt. On 22 February, he made his official debut, scoring a goal against

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from a free kick to help his team secure a 2:2 draw.

Manager

On 26 August 2024 Krumov was announced as the new manager of

, meaning he also retired from playing.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Beroe *

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References

External links

*
Profile at LevskiSofia.info
1985 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Armenian Premier League players Liga I players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players FC Rilski Sportist Samokov players FC Urartu players FC Minyor Pernik players PSFC Chernomorets Burgas players CS Concordia Chiajna players FC Universitatea Cluj players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players PFC Levski Sofia players PFC Slavia Sofia players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FC Arda Kardzhali players FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players FC Hebar Pazardzhik players FC Vitosha Bistritsa players Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub