{{short description|Bulgarian basketball player}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2009}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = [[File:NikolayVarbanov2013-14.jpg|200px]] | image_size = | caption = | league = | position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 + 1/4 | weight_lb = 246 | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|06}} | birth_place = [[Lyaskovec]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] | career_start = 2002 | career_end = 2019 | years1 = 2003–2008 | team1 = [[BC Levski Sofia| Levski Sofia]] | years2 = 2009–2010 | team2 = [[PBC Lukoil Academic| Lukoil Academic]] | years3 = 2010–2011 | team3 = [[BC Yambol| Yambol]] | years4 = 2011–2012 | team4 =[[BC Kalev]] | years5 = 2012–2014 | team5 = Levski Sofia | years6 = 2014–2016 | team6 = [[BC Balkan Botevgrad| Balkan Botevgrad]] | years7 = 2016–2018 | team7 = [[BC Yambol| Yambol]] | years8 = 2018–2019 | team8 = [[BC Spartak Pleven| Spartak Pleven]] }} '''Nikolay Varbanov''' ({{langx|bg|Николай Върбанов}}; born June 6, 1985) is a [[Bulgaria]]n former [[professional]] [[basketball]] player. He played the [[Center (basketball)|center]] position. He stands 2.09 m in height. Varbanov was a member of [[Bulgaria national basketball team]].
== Awards and achievements == <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nikolay_Varbanov/Bulgaria/BC_Levski_Sofia/58015|title=Nikolay Varbanov Player Profile, BC Spartak Pleven, News, Stats - Eurobasket}}</ref>
*Bulgarian Cup Semifinals -04, 08, 11 *Bulgarian League Semifinals -04, 06, 08, 11 *Bulgarian U20 National Team -05 *European Championships U20 Div.B in Varna -05 (Champion): 8 games: 4.4ppg, 3.3rpg *Bulgarian National Team -05-07, 08, 10-11-13 *Bulgarian League All-Star Game -07, 11 *Bulgarian Cup Finalist -07, 09, 13 *Bulgarian League Regular Season Runner-Up -08 *Bulgarian League Regular Season Champion -09, 10 *Bulgarian League Champion -09, 10 *Bulgarian University National Team -09 *European Championships in Lithuania -11: 5 games: 2.8ppg, 2.4rpg *Estonian Cup Finalist -12
==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=BUL&PlayerID=58015 Eurobasket profile] *http://www.yambolbasketball.com/players/players2010-11/player-varbanov11.php *http://www.bgbasket.com/en/player.php?id=120 *[http://levskibasket.com/bg/player.php?id=120&gender=0&age=0&m=2 Levski Sofia Profile Page]
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