Bulgarian footballer and manager
Nikolay Asenov Arabov (Bulgarian : Николай Aсенов Арабов ; born 14 November 1953) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and manager who played as a defender from 1971 to 1994, most notably for Sliven .
Arabov was capped 42 times for the Bulgaria national football team and represented the nation at the 1986 FIFA World Cup .[ 1]
Career
Arabov made his debut for Sliven in 1971 and stayed in the club for 15 years, with 310 games in the A PFG . Capped 42 times for the Bulgaria national football team in the period 1976 – 1986,[ 2] including 3 games at 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico .[ 3] Arabov has also played for Spartak Pleven , Lokomotiv Plovdiv , Anagennisi Dherynia and Albanian KF Tirana before returning to Sliven for its last season in A PFG (1993). After his retirement as a player Arabov worked for many years in Albania, coaching KF Tirana , KF Partizani , and KS Flamurtari .
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