Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)
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Plamen Nikolov is a former Bulgaria
n football defender
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In his career Nikolov played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia
. In 1984 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
. For Bulgaria national football team
, Nikolov was capped 55 times. He was a successful player in the Swedish top division when playing for [IK Brage]. Between the seasons in Sweden (where they play spring-fall) he was on loan to Antwerpen and Vitosha Levski.
- 4 times (1979, 1982, 1984, 1991)
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n football defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
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In his career Nikolov played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
. In 1984 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year is an annual title awarded to the best Bulgarian football player of the year. The award has been given since 1961, and the winner is elected by authorized journalists from the leading Bulgarian media....
. For Bulgaria national football team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
, Nikolov was capped 55 times. He was a successful player in the Swedish top division when playing for [IK Brage]. Between the seasons in Sweden (where they play spring-fall) he was on loan to Antwerpen and Vitosha Levski.
Awards
Champion of Bulgaria - 4 times (1979, 1984, 1985, 1988) Bulgarian CupBulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
- 4 times (1979, 1982, 1984, 1991)