Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emil Gargorov | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 66 | (13) |
2002–2006 | CSKA Sofia | 92 | (48) |
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) |
National team | |||
2001–2014 | Bulgaria | 22 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2017. |
Emil Gargorov (Bulgarian: Емил Гъргоров; born 15 February 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
His first professional contract was with his youth club Lokomotiv Sofia until he signed with CSKA Sofia in 2002, 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 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.
On 13 July 2014, Gargorov transferred to China League One side Shijiazhuang Yongchang.
Razgrad sportsman of the year (2): 2011, 2012