Emil Gargorov

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Emil Gargorov

Emil Nikolaev Gargorov (Bulgarian: Емил Гъргоров; born 15 February 1981) is a retired Bulgarian footballer.

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Gargorov in 2011
Personal information
Full name Emil Nikolaev Gargorov
Date of birth (1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1990–1999 Lokomotiv Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Lokomotiv Sofia 66 (13)
2002–2006 CSKA Sofia 92 (49)
2006–2010 Strasbourg 51 (6)
2008CSKA Sofia (loan) 13 (0)
2010 Universitatea Craiova 13 (1)
2011 CSKA Sofia 12 (2)
2011–2013 Ludogorets Razgrad 48 (19)
2013–2014 CSKA Sofia 38 (9)
2014 Shijiazhuang Yongchang 12 (3)
2015 Lokomotiv Sofia 12 (3)
2015–2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 19 (3)
2016 Beroe Stara Zagora 2 (0)
2017–2018 CSKA 1948 19 (13)
2019–2020 Vitosha Bistritsa 29 (8)
2021–2023 Vitosha Bistritsa 47 (5)
2023–2024 Rilski Sportist 8 (2)
International career
2001–2014 Bulgaria 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:48, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
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Career

Born in Sofia, Gargorov came through the youth system at Lokomotiv Sofia. He made his first-team debut in a 2–0 away loss against Shumen at Panayot Volov Stadium on 10 April 1999.[2]

In 2002, he signed with CSKA Sofia, for which he played 121 games and scored 57 goals. On 26 July 2006, he signed for RC Strasbourg.[3] For the first half of 2008, from January to June, he was sent on loan back to CSKA Sofia. On 17 June 2010, Gargorov signed the Romanian team FC Universitatea Craiova. In the winter transfer window of 2011, he was released from the Romanian side and was signed by his former club CSKA Sofia. However, on 1 June 2011, Gargorov relocated to Razgrad, to sign with newly promoted Ludogorets for two years. On 11 September 2011, Gargorov netted a hat-trick in the 6–0 home win against Slavia Sofia in an A PFG match. He parted ways with the team from Razgrad in the summer of 2013.[4]

On 13 July 2014, Gargorov transferred to China League One side Shijiazhuang Yongchang.[5]

On 15 September 2017, Gargorov signed with Third League club CSKA 1948.[6] In February 2019, he joined Vitosha Bistritsa. Gargorov received his first red card on 23 September 2019, in the 0:1 away loss against Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 25 November 2023
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv Sofia 1998–99 A Group 610061
1999–00 24752299
2000–01 20572277
2001–02 17200172
CSKA Sofia 2002–03 A Group 241482423618
2003–04 211564613320
2004–05 22950413110
2005–06 2511531024016
RC Strasbourg 2006–07 Ligue 1 20001[a]030
2007–08 Ligue 2 200020
CSKA Sofia (loan) 2007–08 A Group 1300000130
RC Strasbourg 2008–09 Ligue 2 264001[b]0274
2009–10 21210222
Total 516100020546
U Craiova 2010–11 Liga I 1313000161
CSKA Sofia 2010–11 A Group 1221000132
Ludogorets Razgrad 2011–12 2613312914
2012–13 22600211[c]1258
Total 48193121115422
CSKA Sofia 2013–14 A Group 38930419
Total 155602892460020775
Shijiazhuang Yongchang 2014 China League One 12300123
Lokomotiv Sofia 2014–15 A Group 12310133
Total 791813400009222
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2015–16 A Group 19311204
Beroe Stara Zagora 2016–17 First League 200020
CSKA 1948 Sofia 2017–18 Third League 1913004[d]02313
Vitosha Bistritsa 2018–19 First League 11400114
2019–20 14310153
2020–21 Second League 410041
2021–22 Third League 20100201
2022–23 Second League 27400274
Total 76131000007713
Rilski Sportist 2023–24 Third League 820082
Career total 482138501526771565161
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  1. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup

International goals

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#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 November 2004Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo Egypt1–11–1Friendly
222 March 2013Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Malta4–06–0World Cup 2014 qualifying
310 September 2013Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard Malta2–02–1World Cup 2014 qualifying
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Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia
Ludogorets Razgrad

Individual

Razgrad sportsman of the year (2): 2011, 2012[8]

References

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