{{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}}<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 13 July 2014, Gargorov transferred to China League One side Shijiazhuang Yongchang.<ref>[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</ref>
On 15 September 2017, Gargorov signed with Third League club CSKA 1948.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==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 |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Lokomotiv Sofia |1998–99 |rowspan="4"|A Group |6||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||1 |- |1999–00 |24||7||5||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||9 |- |2000–01 |20||5||7||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||7 |- |2001–02 |17||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||2 |- |rowspan="4"|CSKA Sofia |2002–03 |rowspan="4"|A Group |24||14||8||2||4||2||colspan="2"|–||36||18 |- |2003–04 |21||15||6||4||6||1||colspan="2"|–||33||20 |- |2004–05 |22||9||5||0||4||1||colspan="2"|–||31||10 |- |2005–06 |25||11||5||3||10||2||colspan="2"|–||40||16 |- |rowspan="2"|RC Strasbourg |2006–07 |rowspan="1"|Ligue 1 |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue}}||0||3||0 |- |2007–08 |rowspan="1"|Ligue 2 |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |rowspan="1"|CSKA Sofia (loan) |2007–08 |rowspan="1"|A Group |13||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||13||0 |- |rowspan="3"|RC Strasbourg |2008–09 |rowspan="2"|Ligue 2 |26||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue}}||0||27||4 |- |2009–10 |21||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!6!!1!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!54!!6 |- |rowspan="1"|U Craiova |2010–11 |rowspan="1"|Liga I |13||1||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||16||1 |- |rowspan="1"|CSKA Sofia |2010–11 |rowspan="3"|A Group |12||2||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||13||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Ludogorets Razgrad |2011–12 |26||13||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||14 |- |2012–13 |22||6||0||0||2||1||1{{efn|Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup}}||1||25||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!19!!3!!1!!2!!1!!1!!1!!54!!22 |- |rowspan="2"|CSKA Sofia |2013–14 |rowspan="1"|A Group |38||9||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||41||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !155!!60!!28!!9!!24!!6!!0!!0!!207!!75 |- |rowspan="1"|Shijiazhuang Yongchang |2014 |rowspan="1"|China League One |12||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||3 |- |rowspan="2"|Lokomotiv Sofia |2014–15 |rowspan="1"|A Group |12||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !79!!18!!13!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!92!!22 |- |rowspan="1"|Lokomotiv Plovdiv |2015–16 |rowspan="1"|A Group |19||3||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||4 |- |rowspan="1"|Beroe Stara Zagora |2016–17 |rowspan="1"|First League |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |rowspan="1"|CSKA 1948 Sofia |2017–18 |rowspan="1"|Third League |19||13||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|Appearances in Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League}}||0||23||13 |- |rowspan="6"|Vitosha Bistritsa |2018–19 |rowspan="2"|First League |11||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||4 |- |2019–20 |14||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||3 |- |2020–21 |rowspan="1"|Second League |4||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||1 |- |2021–22 |rowspan="1"|Third League |20||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||1 |- |2022–23 |rowspan="1"|Second League |27||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !76!!13!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!77!!13 |- |Rilski Sportist |2023–24 |rowspan="1"|Third League |8||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !482||138||50||15||26||7||7||1||565||161 |}
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===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 29 November 2004 || Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo || {{fb|EGY}} || 1–1 || 1–1 || Friendly |- | 2 || 22 March 2013 || Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia || {{fb|MLT}} || 4–0 || 6–0 || World Cup 2014 qualifying |- | 3 || 10 September 2013 || Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard || {{fb|MLT}} || 2–0 || 2–1 || World Cup 2014 qualifying |}
==Honours== ===Club=== ;CSKA Sofia * A Group (3): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08 * Bulgarian Cup (2): 2005–06, 2010–11
;Ludogorets Razgrad * A Group (2): 2011–12, 2012–13 * Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12 * Bulgarian Supercup: 2012
===Individual=== Razgrad sportsman of the year (2): 2011, 2012<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{LFP|id=gargorov-emil}} *{{Soccerway|emil-gargorov/49963}} *{{RomanianSoccer|764/emil-nikolaev-gargorov}} *{{NFT|1090}}
{{FC Vitosha Bistritsa squad}}
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