Emil Gargorov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Nikolaev and the family name is Gargorov.
Emil Gargorov
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)
2008 → CSKA 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)

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

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Sofia 1998–99 A Group 6 1 0 0 – – 6 1
1999–00 24 7 5 2 – – 29 9
2000–01 20 5 7 2 – – 27 7
2001–02 17 2 0 0 – – 17 2
CSKA Sofia 2002–03 A Group 24 14 8 2 4 2 – 36 18
2003–04 21 15 6 4 6 1 – 33 20
2004–05 22 9 5 0 4 1 – 31 10
2005–06 25 11 5 3 10 2 – 40 16
RC Strasbourg 2006–07 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 – 1[a] 0 3 0
2007–08 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
CSKA Sofia (loan) 2007–08 A Group 13 0 0 0 0 0 – 13 0
RC Strasbourg 2008–09 Ligue 2 26 4 0 0 – 1[b] 0 27 4
2009–10 21 2 1 0 – – 22 2
Total 51 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 54 6
U Craiova 2010–11 Liga I 13 1 3 0 0 0 – 16 1
CSKA Sofia 2010–11 A Group 12 2 1 0 0 0 – 13 2
Ludogorets Razgrad 2011–12 26 13 3 1 – – 29 14
2012–13 22 6 0 0 2 1 1[c] 1 25 8
Total 48 19 3 1 2 1 1 1 54 22
CSKA Sofia 2013–14 A Group 38 9 3 0 – – 41 9
Total 155 60 28 9 24 6 0 0 207 75
Shijiazhuang Yongchang 2014 China League One 12 3 0 0 – – 12 3
Lokomotiv Sofia 2014–15 A Group 12 3 1 0 – – 13 3
Total 79 18 13 4 0 0 0 0 92 22
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2015–16 A Group 19 3 1 1 – – 20 4
Beroe Stara Zagora 2016–17 First League 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
CSKA 1948 Sofia 2017–18 Third League 19 13 0 0 – 4[d] 0 23 13
Vitosha Bistritsa 2018–19 First League 11 4 0 0 – – 11 4
2019–20 14 3 1 0 – – 15 3
2020–21 Second League 4 1 0 0 – – 4 1
2021–22 Third League 20 1 0 0 – – 20 1
2022–23 Second League 27 4 0 0 – – 27 4
Total 76 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 77 13
Rilski Sportist 2023–24 Third League 8 2 0 0 – – 8 2
Career total 482 138 50 15 26 7 7 1 565 161
  1. ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup
  4. ^ Appearances in Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 November 2004 Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo  Egypt 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 22 March 2013 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Malta 4–0 6–0 World Cup 2014 qualifying
3 10 September 2013 Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard  Malta 2–0 2–1 World Cup 2014 qualifying

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia
Ludogorets Razgrad

Individual

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

References

  1. ^ "Профил на Емил Николаев Гъргоров" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Витоша - Етър премина под знака на Емил Гъргоров" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Емил Гъргоров представен в Страсбург, халфът може да дебютира още в първия кръг срещу "Дижон". topsport.bg. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Четирима се разделиха с клуба" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  5. ^ 石家庄永昌官方宣布保加利亚国脚加盟 at sina.com 13 July 2014 Retrieved 25 July 2014
  6. ^ "Ръководството на ЦСКА 1948: Емил Гъргоров официално е при нас!" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 15 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Тежко наказание за Бадема" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Избраха Светльо Дяков за "Спортист на годината" на Разград, футболист е победител за трети път в тази класация" (in Bulgarian). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.


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