# Nikolay Arabov

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{{short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{family name hatnote|Asenov|Arabov|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Nikolay Arabov
| image               = 
| fullname            = Nikolay Asenov Arabov
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|11|14}}
| birth_place         = [Sliven](/source/Sliven), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)
| height              = {{Height|m=1.76|precision=0}}
| position            = [Centre-back](/source/Defender_(association_football))
| years1 = 1971–1986 | clubs1 = [Sliven](/source/OFC_Sliven_2000)                     | caps1 = 391 | goals1 = 11
| years3 = 1987–1988 | clubs3 = [Anagennisi Deryneia](/source/Anagennisi_Deryneia_FC) | caps3 = 23  | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1988      | clubs4 = [Lokomotiv Plovdiv](/source/PFC_Lokomotiv_Plovdiv)    | caps4 = 7   | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1988–1990 | clubs5 = [Spartak Pleven](/source/OFC_Spartak_Pleven)          | caps5 = 45  | goals5 = 3
| years6 = 1990–1991 | clubs6 = [Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni](/source/FC_Pavlikeni)      | caps6 =     | goals6 =  
| years7 = 1992–1993 | clubs7 = [Sliven](/source/OFC_Sliven_2000)                     | caps7 = 14  | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 1993–1994 | clubs8 = [KF Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana)                                  | caps8 = 25  | goals8 = 0 
| totalcaps  = 505 | totalgoals = 17
| nationalyears1= 1976–1986 | nationalteam1 =   [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 42  | nationalgoals1 = 0 
| manageryears1 =      | managerclubs1 = [Akademik Svishtov](/source/Akademik_Svishtov)
| manageryears2 =      | managerclubs2 = [Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana)
| manageryears3 = 2001 | managerclubs3 = [Partizani Tirana](/source/FK_Partizani_Tirana)
| manageryears4 = 2002 | managerclubs4 = [Flamurtari](/source/Flamurtari_FC)
| manageryears5 = 2009 | managerclubs5 = [Botev Kozloduy](/source/FC_Parva_Atomna_Kozloduy)
}}

'''Nikolay Asenov Arabov''' ({{langx|bg|Николай Aсенов Арабов}}; born 14 November 1953) is a [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)n former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) and manager who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) from 1971 to 1994, most notably for [Sliven](/source/OFC_Sliven_2000).

Arabov was capped 42 times for the [Bulgaria national football team](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team) and represented the nation at the [1986 FIFA World Cup](/source/1986_FIFA_World_Cup).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=736|title=Nikolay Arabov stats|publisher=eu-football.info}}</ref>

==Career==
Arabov made his debut for [Sliven](/source/OFC_Sliven_2000) in 1971 and stayed in the club for 15 years, with 310 games in the [A PFG](/source/A_PFG). Capped 42 times for the [Bulgaria national football team](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team) in the period 1976 – 1986,<ref>{{cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto |title=Bulgaria – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bulg-recintlp.html |date=29 October 2009 |url-status=live |publisher=[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation](/source/Rec.Sport.Soccer_Statistics_Foundation) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006183920/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bulg-recintlp.html |archivedate=6 October 2009 }}</ref> including 3 games at [1986 FIFA World Cup](/source/1986_FIFA_World_Cup) in [Mexico](/source/Mexico).<ref>{{FIFA player|45732}}</ref> Arabov has also played for [Spartak Pleven](/source/Spartak_Pleven), [Lokomotiv Plovdiv](/source/Lokomotiv_Plovdiv), [Anagennisi Dherynia](/source/Anagennisi_Dherynia) and Albanian [KF Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana) before returning to Sliven for its last season in [A PFG](/source/A_PFG) (1993). After his retirement as a player Arabov worked for many years in Albania, coaching [KF Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana), [KF Partizani](/source/KF_Partizani_Tirana), and [KS Flamurtari](/source/KS_Flamurtari).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bulgaria Squad 1986 World Cup}}
{{FK Partizani Tirana managers}}
{{Flamurtari Vlorë managers}}

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Category:1953 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Sliven
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Bulgarian men's footballers
Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers
Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players
Category:FC Sliven players
Category:OFC Spartak Pleven players
Category:Anagennisi Deryneia FC players
Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
Category:KF Tirana players
Category:Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
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Category:Kategoria Superiore players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Bulgarian football managers
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Category:Expatriate football managers in Albania
Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen

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