Nikolay Arabov
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 November 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Sliven, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1986 | Sliven | 310 | (8) |
1987 | Spartak Pleven | 14 | (1) |
1987 | Anagennisi | 23 | (1) |
1988 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 7 | (0) |
1988–1992 | Cherveno Zname | ? | (?) |
1992–1993 | Sliven | ? | (?) |
1993–1994 | KF Tirana | 25 | (0) |
Total | 379 | (10) | |
National team | |||
1976–1986 | Bulgaria | 42 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
Akademik Svishtov | |||
– | KF Tirana | ||
– | KF Partizani | ||
– | KS Flamurtari | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Nikolay Arabov (Bulgarian: Николай Арабов) (born 14 November 1953) is a former Bulgarian footballer and Bulgaria international. He was a defender.
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,[1] including 3 games at 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
- ↑ Nikolay Arabov – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Kolev, Vladislav (7 January 2013). "Откровено от Николай Арабов: не отидох в "Левски" или ЦСКА, за да съм щастлив" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 3 April 2016.