Plamen Krachunov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Plamen Nikolov Krachunov | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Maritsa Plovdiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 81 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | CSKA Sofia | 47 | (3) |
| 2013 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | CSKA Sofia | 12 | (1) |
| 2015 | Slavia Sofia | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | St. Johnstone | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Ethnikos Achna | 28 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 26 | (0) |
| 2019 | Stomil Olsztyn | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Etar | 25 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 29 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Arda | 59 | (3) |
| Total | 366 | (22) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:17, 24 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Plamen Nikolov Krachunov (Bulgarian: Пламен Николов Крачунов; born 11 January 1989) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Maritsa Plovdiv
Krachunov started playing football with Maritsa Plovdiv. He made his first-team debut on 18 August 2007, at 18 years, in a 3–0 away defeat to Kaliakra Kavarna and quickly became a regular starter of the team, as a centre back. His first goal came on 11 May 2008, in a 3–1 home win over Minyor Radnevo. During his first two seasons, he earned 50 appearances in the East B PFG, but Maritsa were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. After one season, playing for Maritsa in third league, he joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
After a short trial, on 6 July 2010, Krachunov signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiv.[1] He made his A PFG debut in a 2–2 draw against Litex Lovech on 22 August, coming on as a substitute for Youness Bengelloun. Krachunov netted Lokomotiv's only goal in their Bulgarian Cup loss, a 2–1 defeat at Pirin Blagoevgrad on 6 April 2011. Four days later, he scored his first league goal for Lokomotiv, in a 1–1 draw against Montana.
CSKA Sofia
On 15 August 2011, reports linked Krachunov with a move to CSKA Sofia, adding depth to the position one day after Apostol Popov was lost for the season because of a knee injury. The following day, he completed his move to CSKA, on a three-year contract.[2] He was handed the number 66 shirt.
He made his debut on 21 August, appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Kaliakra Kavarna,[3] and made his first start for the club in the following game against Montana. On 26 September, he scored his first goal for CSKA, scoring a header in CSKA's 4–1 league win over Vidima-Rakovski from a Spas Delev corner-kick.[4] Krachunov then scored on 3 December in a Bulgarian Cup game against Spartak Pleven.[5] On 15 March 2014, Krachunov scored a last-minute goal in the 1:0 win over Levski Sofia in an A PFG match.[6] He joined Slavia Sofia in the summer of 2015, remaining with the "whites" until January 2016.[7]
St Johnstone
On 22 February 2016, Krachunov signed a contract with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone, after a successful trial period with the club.[8]
Sandecja Nowy Sącz
On 5 July 2017, he signed a contract with Sandecja Nowy Sącz.[9]
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
After a short stint with Lokomotiv Sofia, Krachunov joined Etar in June 2020.[10]
International career
Personal life
His brother Stefan Krachunov is also footballer.