Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yordan Ivanov Yurukov | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Razlog, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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CSKA 1948 (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
Lokomotiv 101 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Pirin 1922 | 26 | (9) |
2005–2008 | CSKA Sofia | 52 | (7) |
2008–2010 | Cherno More | 52 | (15) |
2011–2012 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | (2) |
2012 | Minyor Pernik | 11 | (1) |
2013 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 5 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Pirin Razlog | 45 | (6) |
2016 | Bansko | 2 | (0) |
Total | 219 | (41) | |
National team | |||
Bulgaria U21 | |||
Teams managed | |||
2016– | CSKA 1948 (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Yordan Yurukov (Bulgarian: Йордан Юруков; born 2 October 1983) is a Bulgarian former footballer.
Born in Razlog, Yurukov started his professional career at Pirin 1922. On 13 November 2004, he scored three goals against Dorostol Silistra in a match from Bulgarian second division.
In January 2005, Dancho signed with CSKA Sofia. On 23 August 2005, he assisted Valentin Iliev who headed in a goal to secure a prestigious 1:0 away win for CSKA Sofia against Liverpool F.C. in a Champions League qualifying match. Whilst at the club, his team became the champion of the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group in the 2005 and 2008 seasons. With CSKA he won the Bulgarian Cup in 2006.
In June 2008, Yurukov was transferred to Cherno More Varna. He has been given the №77 shirt.
Yurukov made his official debut for the Sailors in the match against UE Sant Julià in the UEFA Cup on 17 July 2008. The result of the match was a 4:0 win for Cherno More. On 31 July 2008 he scored his first goals for Cherno More in the second leg against UE Sant Julià on Estadi Communal in Aixovall. The two goals were scored in the 22nd and 39th minute. The result of the match was a 5:0 win for Cherno More. On 2 October 2008, on his birthday, Dancho scored the opening goal in the UEFA Cup match against the German powerhouse VfB Stuttgart, but the match ended in a 2:2 draw and the sailors were eliminated after an aggregate score of 3:4. On 20 October 2008 Yordan scored two goals against Lokomotiv Mezdra in a match from the Bulgarian A PFG. On 16 May 2009, Yurukov scored the winning goal for Cherno More to help the team from Varna secure a 1:0 win against his former club CSKA Sofia. In his first season in Cherno More, Yurukov earned 29 appearances the A PFG and scored eleven goals. In the Bulgarian Cup, he played one match, and in the UEFA Cup, he played 6 matches and scored three goals.