Emil Gargorov ( bg, Емил Гъргоров; born 15 February 1981) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

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who plays as an

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for Vitosha Bistritsa.

Career

Born in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

, Gargorov came through the youth system at

Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 1929 ( bg, Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refou ...

. He made his first-team debut in a 2–0 away loss against Shumen at Panayot Volov Stadium on 10 April 1999. In 2002, he signed with

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

, for which he played 121 games and scored 57 goals. On 26 July 2006, he signed for RC Strasbourg. For the first half of 2008, from January to June, he was sent on loan back to

. On 17 June 2010, Gargorov signed the

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

n team

FC Universitatea Craiova U Craiova 1948, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I. It is along with CS Universitatea Craiova one of the two entities asser ...

. In the winter transfer window of 2011, he was released from the Romanian side and was signed by his former club

. However, on 1 June 2011, Gargorov relocated to

Razgrad Razgrad ( bg, Разград ) is a city in Northeastern Bulgaria in the valley of the Beli Lom river that falls within the historical and geographical region of Ludogorie (Deliorman). It is an administrative center of Razgrad Province. Etymolog ...

, to sign with newly promoted Ludogorets for two years. On 11 September 2011, Gargorov netted a

hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...

in the 6–0 home win against

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home groun ...

in an

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

match. He parted ways with the team from

in the summer of 2013. On 13 July 2014, Gargorov transferred to

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

side

Shijiazhuang Yongchang Cangzhou Mighty Lions Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Cangzhou, Hebei and their home stadium i ...

. On 15 September 2017, Gargorov signed with Third League club CSKA 1948. 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.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

Club

;CSKA Sofia *

A Group The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

(3): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08 *

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournamen ...

(2): 2005–06,

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

;Ludogorets Razgrad *

(2): 2011–12,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

: 2011–12 *

Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup ( bg, Суперкупа на България) is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match an ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

Individual

sportsman of the year (2): 2011, 2012

References

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* * * * Living people 1981 births Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC CSKA Sofia players RC Strasbourg Alsace players FC U Craiova 1948 players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players FC Vitosha Bistritsa players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Liga I players China League One players Expatriate men's footballers in France Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in China Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Sofia {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub