Nikola Tonev

Nikola Tonev (born November 12, 1985) is a Macedonian retired football defender, who last played for Kit-Go Pehčevo.

Club career

He joined Vardar from hometown club Bregalnica in 2006.

In 2011, Tonev moved to Russian side Volgar. He made his debut in the FNL for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan on May 15, 2011 in a game against FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.

Controversy

On 6 August 2014, Tonev was found guilty by the KFF Control & Disciplinary Committee of providing false documents which showed he was a Kazakhstani citizen. He was subsequently fined 500,000₸ (€2100) and banned from participating in Kazakh football for life. His club, FC Tobol, were fined 700,000₸ and deducted 3 points in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

References

1985 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Štip

Men's association football defenders

Macedonian men's footballers

North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers

FK Vardar players

KF Shkëndija players

FK Baník Most 1909 players

FC Taraz players

FC Volgar Astrakhan players

FC Zhetysu players

FC Tobol players

FK Bregalnica Štip players

Macedonian First Football League players

Czech First League players

Kazakhstan Premier League players

Russian First League players

Macedonian Second Football League players

Macedonian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic

Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic

Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan

Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan

Expatriate men's footballers in Russia

Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia