Nikolay_Arabov

Nikolay Arabov

Nikolay Arabov

Bulgarian footballer and manager

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.

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Asenov and the family name is Arabov.
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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. [1]
    "Nikolay Arabov stats". eu-football.info.
  2. [2]
    Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Bulgaria – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
  3. [3]
    Nikolay Arabov – FIFA competition record (archived)


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