Craig Peter Dargo (born 3 January 1978) is a Scottish former professional football player and coach. Dargo played for

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leagu ...

, Kilmarnock,

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional ...

, St Mirren, Partick Thistle,

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Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...

and

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...

Career

Early career

Dargo began his career with Kirkcaldy side

. He scored 29 goals in 82 league games before moving to Kilmarnock on a free transfer in June 2000. He remained at

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for the next five years. During this time he made his first appearance in European competition, scoring as Kilmarnock were eliminated by

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side

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in the

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. His time at Kilmarnock was dogged by injuries, and he was released in May 2005 after over 100 games for ''Killie''.

Inverness

In June 2005, Dargo joined

on a two-year deal, scoring his first goal during a draw against Rangers at

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. In February 2006, Dargo began negotiations on a new contract, with former Inverness manager

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, now managing Ross County, subsequently linked with signing the player. The speculation passed and Dargo made an appearance for the Scotland Future side in March 2006, going on to score 19 goals in 38 games that season. In April 2007, weeks before the end of his contract, Inverness confirmed "a few English clubs" had expressed interest in signing Dargo. A "last go" in mid May – a record deal for the club – failed to keep him at the club, with Dargo announcing in June that he would leave Inverness.

St Mirren

On 28 June 2007, Dargo signed for St Mirren. Dargo aggravated his recurring knee injury which kept him out for several weeks, making debut against former club Kilmarnock on 22 December 2007. Dargo scored his first goal for the club against Gretna to officially relegate them on 29 March 2008.

Later playing career

On 17 November 2011, Dargo signed a short-term contract with Partick Thistle ending in January 2012. On 8 March 2012, Dargo signed a short-term contract with

until the end of the

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. He became a player/coach at

in 2012, working alongside John Potter. Dargo signed for

on 19 August 2014. He scored his first and only goals for Berwick when he scored twice in a 3-2

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,East Fife.

Statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dargo, Craig 1978 births Association football forwards Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Raith Rovers F.C. players Scotland B international footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish footballers Scottish Premier League players St Mirren F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players