Plamen Ivanov Nikolov (; born 20 August 1961) is a Bulgarian former professional
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Born in
Dryanovo, Nikolov started his career at local
Lokomotiv Dryanovo. He played 251 games in the
Bulgarian First League
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over 17 seasons, appearing in the competition for
Lokomotiv Sofia,
Levski Sofia and
Septemvri Sofia.
Throughout his career, Nikolov earned six caps for the
Bulgaria 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 second half-time during the third place match against Sweden.
Honours
Lokomotiv Sofia
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Bulgarian Cup:
1981–82
Levski Sofia
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A Group:
1992–93,
1993–94,
1994–95
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Bulgarian Cup:
1991–92,
1993–94
Bulgaria
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FIFA World Cup
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: fourth place
1994
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References
External links
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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
1961 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen
Bulgaria men's international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
1994 FIFA World Cup players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
PFC Levski Sofia players
PFC Septemvri Sofia players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
People from Dryanovo
Footballers from Gabrovo Province
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