Nikolay Nikolov (footballer, born 1981)

Nikolay Nikolov (Bulgarian: Николай Николов; born 26 January 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a defender and manager for Kostenets.

Nikolay Nikolov

Personal information
Full name	Nikolay Ivanov Nikolov
Date of birth	(1981-01-26) 26 January 1981
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Kostenets (player–manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Balkan Botevgrad	?	(?)
2003–2004	Levski-Spartak	?	(?)
2004–2006	Pirin Gotse Delchev	49	(1)
2006	Levski Sofia	0	(0)
2006–2009	Chernomorets Burgas	63	(3)
2009	Montana	14	(2)
2010	Banants	26	(1)
2011	Montana	9	(1)
2011–2012	Chernomorets Burgas	28	(2)
2013	Lokomotiv Sofia	8	(0)
2013	Pirin Gotse Delchev	6	(0)
2014	Montana	10	(0)
2014	Marek Dupnitsa	15	(0)
2015	Conegliano German	?	(?)
2015–2016	Septemvri Sofia	10	(1)
2016	Levski Karlovo	5	(0)
2017–2018	Marek Dupnitsa	?	(?)
2018–2019	Botev Ihtiman	21	(1)
2020–2021	Granit Vladaya	?	(?)
2023–	Kostenets	?	(?)
Managerial career
2023–	Kostenets (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2017

Career

Nikolov started your career in Levski Sofia. After that he played for Balkan Botevgrad, Levski-Spartak, Levski Sofia, Pirin Gotse Delchev, Chernomorets, Montana, and Armenian club Banants.

On 30 January 2017, Nikolov joined Marek Dupnitsa. He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.

External links

• Nikolay Nikolov at Soccerway