Plamen Kazakov Explained

Plamen Kazakov
Fullname:Plamen Iliev Kazakov
Birth Date:26 June 1962
Birth Place:Provadia, Bulgaria
Position:Attacking midfielder
Years1:1979–1981
Clubs1:Spartak Varna
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:1981–1982
Caps2:27
Goals2:2
Years3:1982–1990
Clubs3:Spartak Varna
Caps3:222
Goals3:54
Years4:1990–1991
Caps4:17
Goals4:3
Years5:1991–1992
Clubs5:Spartak Varna
Caps5:30
Goals5:10
Years6:1992–1993
Caps6:17
Goals6:2
Years7:1993–1994
Caps7:10
Goals7:3
Years8:1994–1995
Clubs8:Spartak Varna
Caps8:20
Goals8:9
Years9:1995–1996
Clubs9:Persebaya Surabaya
Goals9:14

Plamen Kazakov (Bulgarian: Пламен Казаков; born 26 June 1962) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and forward.[1] He spent the majority of his career with Spartak Varna.[2]

Career

Kazakov scored 73 league goals in total for Spartak Varna, 39 of which were scored in the first division and 34 in the second division. On 28 September 1983, he scored in a 1–0 home win over Turkish side Mersin in the first round of the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup; Spartak advanced 1–0 on aggregate.

After ten seasons at Spartak, Kazakov joined Paços de Ferreira in 1990, where he scored 3 goals in 17 league matches. After leaving Portuguese club at the end of the 1990–91 season, he re-joined Spartak.

Kazakov spent one season at Shumen, before joining Cherno More Varna in 1993. The following season, he appeared for his first club Spartak. Kazakov retired from competitive football at the end of the 1995–96 season with Persebaya Surabaya, at the age of 34.

In 2018, he established his own children's academy in Varna.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Честит Рожден ден на Пламен Казаков!. spartak1918.com. 26 June 2018. Bulgarian.
  2. Web site: 100 години "Спартак"!. dariknews.bg. 28 August 2018. Bulgarian.
  3. Web site: Нова футболна школа изгрява на варненския хоризонт - Пламен Казаков и Юлиян Спасов ще тренират децата във Виктори. bg. darik.bg. 9 March 2023. 22 March 2023.