Atanas Nikolov (; born 21 July 1977) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player who manages Bulgarian Third League club Perun Kresna.
On 15 March 2012, Nikolov scored the second goal in the historic 2:1 victory against Bulgarian powerhouse CSKA Sofia in the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup.
Nikolov previously played for Pirin 1922 and Lokomotiv Mezdra in the A PFG.