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Plamen Nikolov
Personal information
Full name	Plamen Ivanov Nikolov
Date of birth	20 August 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth	Dryanovo, Bulgaria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1971–1978	Lokomotiv Dryanovo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1981	Lokomotiv Dryanovo
1981–1991	Lokomotiv Sofia
1991–1997	Levski Sofia
1997–1999	Septemvri Sofia
Total
International career
1991–1994	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Plamen Ivanov Nikolov ( Bulgarian: Пламен Иванов Николов; born 20 August 1961) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Born in Dryanovo, Nikolov started his career at local Lokomotiv Dryanovo. He played 251 games in the Bulgarian First League over 17 seasons, appearing in the competition for Lokomotiv Sofia, Levski Sofia and Septemvri Sofia.

Throughout his career, Nikolov earned six caps for the Bulgaria national team and was a member of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup.^[1] He replaced Borislav Mihaylov in the second half-time during the third place match against Sweden.