Nikolay Arabov

Nikolay Arabov

Personal information
Date of birth	14 November 1953 (1953-11-14) (age 58)
Place of birth	Sliven, Bulgaria
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	KF Tirana	?	(?)
1993–1994	Sliven	25	(0)
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. † Appearances (Goals).

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 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 long years in Albania, coaching KF Tirana, KF Partizani and KS Flamurtari.

References

1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (2009-10-29). "Bulgaria - Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bulg-recintlp.html. 
2. ^ Nikolay Arabov – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Arabov, Nikolay
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	14 November 1953
Place of birth	Sliven, Bulgaria
Date of death
Place of death