Plamen Krumov (Bulgarian: Пламен Крумов; born 4 November 1985) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer and now manager, currently working at Rilski Sportist. In the early years of his career, he usually played as a winger, but has later been converted to right-back.
 Krumov with Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Plamen Asenov Krumov | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kazichene, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rilski Sportist (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 17 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Zagorets (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Rilski Sportist (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Banants (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Minyor Pernik | 27 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Chernomorets Burgas | 31 | (0) |
| 2012 | Concordia Chiajna | 15 | (2) |
| 2012 | Universitatea Cluj | 13 | (0) |
| 2013 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 32 | (1) |
| 2014 | Levski Sofia | 28 | (1) |
| 2015 | Slavia Sofia | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 72 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Arda Kardzhali | 87 | (5) |
| 2022 | Tsarsko Selo | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Hebar | 14 | (1) |
| 2023 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 15 | (1) |
| Total | 399 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Bulgaria U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Rilski Sportist | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 | |||
Career
editPlaying
editKrumov began his career at Lokomotiv Sofia where he made 17 A PFG appearances in four seasons.[1] Whilst at Lokomotiv Stadium he spent time out on loan at Zagorets, Rilski Sportist and Armenian club Banants Yerevan before joining Minyor Pernik on a permanent basis in the early of 2009. He signed for Minyor on a one-and-a-half-year deal.
When his contract expired, Krumov joined Chernomorets Burgas on a free transfer.[2] He played regularly for Chernomorets during the 2010–11 season and the first half of 2011–12 season.
On 8 February 2013, Krumov signed for Beroe Stara Zagora on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[3] He made his league debut against Botev Vratsa on 2 March, playing the full 90 minutes.
On 3 February 2014, Krumov joined Levski Sofia for an undisclosed fee. He signed a one-and-a-half-year contract.[4] Krumov received number 71 shirt. On 22 February, he made his official debut, scoring a goal against Slavia Sofia from a free kick to help his team secure a 2:2 draw.[5]
Manageral
editOn 26 August 2024 Krumov was announced as the new manager of Rilski Sportist, meaning he also retired from playing.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of 20 January 2018[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2003–04 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 11 | 1 | ? | ? | – | – | 11 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Zagorets (loan) | 2006–07 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Rilski Sportist (loan) | 2006–07 | 14 | 1 | ? | ? | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| Banants (loan) | 2008 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2007–08 | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Minyor Pernik | 2008–09 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2010–11 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Concordia Chiajna | 2011–12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2012–13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2013–14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2015–16 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 274 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 11 | |
Honours
editClub
edit- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2012–13
- Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2013
References
edit- ^ "Пламен Крумов: Във втората седмица Берое само ще си губи времето" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Пламен Крумов заменя Пламен Крумов в Черноморец" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Пламен Крумов подписа с Берое" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Plamen Krumov signed for Levski". levski.bg. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Levski Sofia vs. Slavia Sofia (2:2) Matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ Бивш играч на Левски и Локо (Пд) пое Рилецо
- ^ "Plamen Krumov". Soccerway.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
edit- Plamen Krumov at Soccerway
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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