Career
He was a defender. Arabov made his debut for Sliven in 1971 and stayed in the club for 15 years, with 310 games in the A PFG. Arabov has also played for Spartak Pleven, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Anagennisi Dherynia and Albanian KF Tirana before returning to Sliven for its last season in A PFG (1993). After his retirement as a player Arabov worked for many years in Albania, coaching KF Tirana, KF Partizani and Kansas Flamurtari.