Plamen Nikolov - Patso (, born 24 June 1957 in

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) is a former

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Club career

In his career Nikolov played mostly for

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. In 1984, he was named

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. He was a successful player in the Swedish top division when playing for

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. Between the seasons in Sweden (where they play spring-fall) he was on loan to Antwerpen and Vitosha Levski. After his retirement, he worked as assistant manager of

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as well as head coach of

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, Olympik Teteven and

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International career

For

, Nikolov was capped 55 times, making his debut on 22 February 1978 against

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Awards

* Champion of Bulgaria: 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988 *

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: 1979, 1982, 1984, 1991

References

External links

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Profile
- FC Antwerp
Profile at LevskiSofia.info

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