Nikola Tonev

Nikola Tonev

Personal information
Full name	Nikola Tonev Никола Тонев
Date of birth	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Štip, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Bregalnica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Vardar	30	(0)
2007–2008	→ Shkëndija (loan)	33	(2)
2008–2009	Baník Most	15	(0)
2010	Taraz	30	(1)
2011	Volgar-Gazprom	17	(1)
2012	Zhetysu	26	(0)
2013–2014	Tobol	39	(2)
2015–2016	Bregalnica	22	(1)
2016–2019	Kit-Go
International career
2006	Macedonia U-21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Nikola Tonev (born November 12, 1985) is a Macedonian retired football defender, who last played for Kit-Go Pehčevo.

Club career

He joined Vardar from hometown club Bregalnica in 2006.[1]

In 2011, Tonev moved to Russian side Volgar.[2] He made his debut in the FNL for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan on May 15, 2011 in a game against FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.[3]

Controversy

On 6 August 2014, Tonev was found guilty by the KFF Control & Disciplinary Committee of providing false documents which showed he was a Kazakhstani citizen. He was subsequently fined 500,000₸ (€2100) and banned from participating in Kazakh football for life. His club, FC Tobol, were fined 700,000₸ and deducted 3 points in the Kazakhstan Premier League.[4]

References

1. Skopje's finest back in training - VMacedonia.com
2. Nikola Tonev continues in Russia - Macedonian Football
3. "Game Report". onedivision.ru. 2011.
4. "ТӘРТІПТІК-БАҚЫЛАУ КОМИТЕТІ" [Control & Disciplinary Committee]. Football Federation of Kazakhstan (in Kazakh). Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.