| Plamen Nikolov | |
| Birth Date: | 1957 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pleven, Bulgaria |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1974–1977 |
| Caps1: | 80 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1977–1985 |
| Caps2: | 200 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 1986–1990 |
| Clubs3: | IK Brage |
| Caps3: | 78 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs4: | → Antwerp (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1988 |
| Clubs5: | → Levski Sofia (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1990–1992 |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 386 |
| Totalgoals: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1978–1988 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 55 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Plamen Nikolov - Patso (Bulgarian: Пламен Николов - Пацо, born 24 June 1957 in Pleven) is a former Bulgarian football defender.
In his career Nikolov played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1984, he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year. He was a successful player in the Swedish top division when playing for IK Brage. Between the seasons in Sweden (where they play spring-fall) he was on loan to Antwerpen and Vitosha Levski.[1] After his retirement, he worked as assistant manager of Levski Sofia as well as head coach of Spartak Pleven, Olympik Teteven and Botev Vratsa.[1]
For Bulgaria, Nikolov was capped 55 times, making his debut on 22 February 1978 against Scotland.[1]