Nikolay Arabov

Nikolay Asenov Arabov (Bulgarian: Николай Aсенов Арабов; born 14 November 1953) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and manager who played as a defender from 1971 to 1994, most notably for Sliven.

Nikolay Arabov
Personal information
Full name Nikolay Asenov Arabov
Date of birth (1953-11-14) 14 November 1953
Place of birth Sliven, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1986 Sliven 391 (11)
1987–1988 Anagennisi Deryneia 23 (1)
1988 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 7 (0)
1988–1990 Spartak Pleven 45 (3)
1990–1991 Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni
1992–1993 Sliven 14 (2)
1993–1994 KF Tirana 25 (0)
Total 505 (17)
National team
1976–1986 Bulgaria 42 (0)
Teams managed
Akademik Svishtov
Tirana
2001 Partizani Tirana
2002 Flamurtari
2009 Botev Kozloduy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arabov was capped 42 times for the Bulgaria national football team and represented the nation at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Career

Arabov made his debut for Sliven in 1971 and stayed in the club for 15 years, with 310 games in the A PFG. Capped 42 times for the Bulgaria national football team in the period 1976 - 1986,[2] including 3 games at 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[3] Arabov has also played for Spartak Pleven, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Anagennisi Dherynia and Albanian KF Tirana before returning to Sliven for its last season in A PFG (1993). After his retirement as a player Arabov worked for many years in Albania, coaching KF Tirana, KF Partizani, and KS Flamurtari.

References
  1. "Nikolay Arabov stats". eu-football.info.
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
  3. Nikolay Arabov – FIFA competition record


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