Career
Shalamanov played for a number of teams in the top Bulgarian league, most notably for and Slavia Sofia. He used to captain the latter and in December 2013 was one of the football players honoured with a special prize at a ceremony commemorating 100 years since the founding of the "whites". Shalamanov also plied his trade abroad, having short spells in Greece and Turkey.
He additionally spent four years in Portugal before retiring from the game.