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Emil Gargorov

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{family name hatnote|Nikolaev|Gargorov|lang=Bulgarian}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Emil Gargorov

| fullname = Emil Nikolaev Gargorov

| image = Badema (cropped).jpg

| caption = Gargorov in 2011

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|2|15}}

| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| height = {{Height|m=1.68}}{{cite web| url = http://www.fpleague.bg/bg/statistics/player?teamID=1076&playerID=1324&sortID=| title = Профил на Емил Николаев Гъргоров| language = bg| publisher = fpleague.bg| access-date = 17 May 2020}}

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| youthyears1 = 1990–1999

| years1 = 1999–2002

| clubs1 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| caps1 = 66

| goals1 = 13

| years2 = 2002–2006

| clubs2 = CSKA Sofia

| caps2 = 92

| goals2 = 49

| years3 = 2006–2010

| clubs3 = Strasbourg

| caps3 = 51

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2008

| clubs4 = → CSKA Sofia (loan)

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010

| clubs5 = Universitatea Craiova

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2011

| clubs6 = CSKA Sofia

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2011–2013

| clubs7 = Ludogorets Razgrad

| caps7 = 48

| goals7 = 19

| years8 = 2013–2014

| clubs8 = CSKA Sofia

| caps8 = 38

| goals8 = 9

| years9 = 2014

| clubs9 = Shijiazhuang Yongchang

| caps9 = 12

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2015

| clubs10 = Lokomotiv Sofia

| caps10 = 12

| goals10 = 3

| years11 = 2015–2016

| clubs11 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv

| caps11 = 19

| goals11 = 3

| years12 = 2016

| clubs12 = Beroe Stara Zagora

| caps12 = 2

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2017–2018

| clubs13 = CSKA 1948

| caps13 = 19

| goals13 = 13

| years14 = 2019–2020

| clubs14 = Vitosha Bistritsa

| caps14 = 29

| goals14 = 8

| years15 = 2021–2023

| clubs15 = Vitosha Bistritsa

| caps15 = 47

| goals15 = 5

| years16 = 2023–2024

| clubs16 = Rilski Sportist

| caps16 = 8

| goals16 = 2

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2014

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 08:48, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

}}

Emil Nikolaev Gargorov ({{langx|bg|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.{{cite news |url=https://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/vitosha-etyr-premina-pod-znaka-na-emil-gyrgorov-537969|title=Витоша - Етър премина под знака на Емил Гъргоров|date=16 April 2019 |publisher=gong.bg|language=bg}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/material/id_960901189/fpage_1|title=Емил Гъргоров представен в Страсбург, халфът може да дебютира още в първия кръг срещу "Дижон|access-date=4 August 2014 |date=27 July 2006 |publisher=topsport.bg}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=7sport.net|script-title=bg:"Четирима се разделиха с клуба"|url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2013/06/12/fb_1footbg/d6830_12.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194827/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2013/06/12/fb_1footbg/d6830_12.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 March 2016|date=12 June 2013|access-date=25 October 2015|language=bg}}

On 13 July 2014, Gargorov transferred to China League One side Shijiazhuang Yongchang.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2014-07-13/15267251584.shtml 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

On 15 September 2017, Gargorov signed with Third League club CSKA 1948.{{cite web | title = Ръководството на ЦСКА 1948: Емил Гъргоров официално е при нас! | url = http://cska1948.bg/bg/news/?c=1&i=303 | publisher = cska1948.bg | date = 15 September 2017 | language = bg}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=sportal.bg|title=Тежко наказание за Бадема|url=https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=806882|date=27 September 2019|access-date=1 October 2019|language=bg}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|matches played 25 November 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="3"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Lokomotiv Sofia

|1998–99

|rowspan="4"|A Group

|6

100colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–61
1999–00

|24

752colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–299
2000–01

|20

572colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–277
2001–02

|17

200colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–172
rowspan="4"|CSKA Sofia

|2002–03

|rowspan="4"|A Group

|24

148242colspan="2"|–3618
2003–04

|21

156461colspan="2"|–3320
2004–05

|22

95041colspan="2"|–3110
2005–06

|25

1153102colspan="2"|–4016
rowspan="2"|RC Strasbourg

|2006–07

|rowspan="1"|Ligue 1

|2

000colspan="2"|–1{{efn|Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue}}030
2007–08

|rowspan="1"|Ligue 2

|2

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–20
rowspan="1"|CSKA Sofia (loan)

|2007–08

|rowspan="1"|A Group

!13

00000colspan="2"|–130
rowspan="3"|RC Strasbourg

|2008–09

|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2

|26

400colspan="2"|–1{{efn|Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue}}0274
2009–10

|21

210colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–222
colspan="2"|Total

!51

6100020546
rowspan="1"|U Craiova

|2010–11

|rowspan="1"|Liga I

|13

13000colspan="2"|–161
rowspan="1"|CSKA Sofia

|2010–11

|rowspan="3"|A Group

|12

21000colspan="2"|–132
rowspan="3"|Ludogorets Razgrad

|2011–12

|26

1331colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–2914
2012–13

|22

600211{{efn|Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup}}1258
colspan="2"|Total

!48

193121115422
rowspan="2"|CSKA Sofia

|2013–14

|rowspan="1"|A Group

|38

930colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–419
colspan="2"|Total

!155

602892460020775
rowspan="1"|Shijiazhuang Yongchang

|2014

|rowspan="1"|China League One

|12

300colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–123
rowspan="2"|Lokomotiv Sofia

|2014–15

|rowspan="1"|A Group

|12

310colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–133
colspan="2"|Total

!79

1813400009222
rowspan="1"|Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|2015–16

|rowspan="1"|A Group

|19

311colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–204
rowspan="1"|Beroe Stara Zagora

|2016–17

|rowspan="1"|First League

|2

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–20
rowspan="1"|CSKA 1948 Sofia

|2017–18

|rowspan="1"|Third League

|19

1300colspan="2"|–4{{efn|Appearances in Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League}}02313
rowspan="6"|Vitosha Bistritsa

|2018–19

|rowspan="2"|First League

|11

400colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–114
2019–20

|14

310colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–153
2020–21

|rowspan="1"|Second League

|4

100colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–41
2021–22

|rowspan="1"|Third League

|20

100colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–201
2022–23

|rowspan="1"|Second League

|27

400colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–274
colspan="2"|Total

!76

131000007713
Rilski Sportist

|2023–24

|rowspan="1"|Third League

|8

200colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–82
colspan="3"|Career total

!482||138||50||15||26||7||7||1||565||161

{{notelist}}

=International goals=

class="wikitable"
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 November 2004Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo{{fb|EGY}}1–11–1Friendly
222 March 2013Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia{{fb|MLT}}4–06–0World Cup 2014 qualifying
310 September 2013Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard{{fb|MLT}}2–02–1World Cup 2014 qualifying

Honours

=Club=

;CSKA Sofia

;Ludogorets Razgrad

=Individual=

Razgrad sportsman of the year (2): 2011, 2012{{Cite web|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/material/id_222868321|title=Избраха Светльо Дяков за "Спортист на годината" на Разград, футболист е победител за трети път в тази класация |date=10 December 2014 |access-date=10 December 2014|language=bg}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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  • {{Soccerway|emil-gargorov/49963}}
  • {{RomanianSoccer|764/emil-nikolaev-gargorov}}
  • {{NFT|1090}}

{{FC Vitosha Bistritsa squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gargorov, Emil}}

Category:Living people

Category:1981 births

Category:Bulgarian men's footballers

Category:Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers

Category:FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players

Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players

Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players

Category:FC U Craiova 1948 players

Category:PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players

Category:Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players

Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players

Category:PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players

Category:FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players

Category:FC Vitosha Bistritsa players

Category:FC Rilski Sportist Samokov players

Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

Category:Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

Category:Ligue 1 players

Category:Ligue 2 players

Category:Liga I players

Category:China League One players

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France

Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in France

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Footballers from Sofia

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