| Atanas Nikolov | |
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
| Currentclub: | Perun Kresna (manager) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1998–2001 |
| Years2: | 2001–2003 |
| Years3: | 2003–2005 |
| Years4: | 2005–2007 |
| Years5: | 2007–2009 |
| Years6: | 2009–2010 |
| Years7: | 2010 |
| Years8: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs8: | Septemvri Simitli |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Caps3: | 37 |
| Goals3: | 19 |
| Caps4: | 51 |
| Goals4: | 18 |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 18 |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Caps8: | 28 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Manageryears1: | 2014–2017 |
| Managerclubs1: | Pirin Blagoevgrad (youth team) |
| Manageryears2: | 2019– |
Atanas Nikolov (Bulgarian: Атанас Николов; born 21 July 1977) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player who manages Bulgarian Third League club Perun Kresna.
On 15 March 2012, Nikolov scored the second goal in the historic 2:1 victory against Bulgarian powerhouse CSKA Sofia in the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup.[1]
Nikolov previously played for Pirin 1922 and Lokomotiv Mezdra in the A PFG.[2]