Nikola Tonev

Nikola Tonev 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₸ 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.