# Emil Gargorov

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber  = 
| youthclubs1 = [Lokomotiv Sofia](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_1929_Sofia)
| youthyears1 = 1990–1999
| years1  = 1999–2002
| clubs1  = [Lokomotiv Sofia](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_1929_Sofia)
| caps1   = 66
| goals1  = 13
| years2  = 2002–2006
| clubs2  = [CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia)
| caps2   = 92
| goals2  = 49
| years3  = 2006–2010
| clubs3  = [Strasbourg](/source/RC_Strasbourg_Alsace)
| caps3   = 51
| goals3  = 6
| years4  = 2008
| clubs4  = → [CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia) (loan)
| caps4   = 13
| goals4  = 0
| years5  = 2010
| clubs5  = [Universitatea Craiova](/source/FC_U_Craiova_1948)
| caps5   = 13
| goals5  = 1
| years6  = 2011
| clubs6  = [CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia)
| caps6   = 12
| goals6  = 2
| years7  = 2011–2013
| clubs7  = [Ludogorets Razgrad](/source/PFC_Ludogorets_Razgrad)
| caps7   = 48
| goals7  = 19
| years8  = 2013–2014
| clubs8  = [CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia)
| caps8   = 38
| goals8  = 9
| years9  = 2014
| clubs9  = [Shijiazhuang Yongchang](/source/Cangzhou_Mighty_Lions_F.C.)
| caps9   = 12
| goals9  = 3
| years10 = 2015
| clubs10 = [Lokomotiv Sofia](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_1929_Sofia)
| caps10  = 12
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2015–2016
| clubs11 = [Lokomotiv Plovdiv](/source/PFC_Lokomotiv_Plovdiv)
| caps11  = 19
| goals11 = 3
| years12 = 2016
| clubs12 = [Beroe Stara Zagora](/source/PFC_Beroe_Stara_Zagora)
| caps12  = 2
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2017–2018
| clubs13 = [CSKA 1948](/source/FC_CSKA_1948_Sofia)
| caps13  = 19
| goals13 = 13
| years14 = 2019–2020
| clubs14 = [Vitosha Bistritsa](/source/FC_Vitosha_Bistritsa)
| caps14  = 29
| goals14 = 8
| years15 = 2021–2023
| clubs15 = [Vitosha Bistritsa](/source/FC_Vitosha_Bistritsa)
| caps15  = 47
| goals15 = 5
| years16 = 2023–2024
| clubs16 = [Rilski Sportist](/source/FC_Rilski_Sportist_Samokov)
| caps16  = 8
| goals16 = 2
| nationalteam1  = [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_national_football_team)
| 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 [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)n [footballer](/source/Association_football).

==Career==
Born in [Sofia](/source/Sofia), Gargorov came through the youth system at [Lokomotiv Sofia](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_1929_Sofia). He made his first-team debut in a 2–0 away loss against [Shumen](/source/FC_Volov_Shumen) at [Panayot Volov Stadium](/source/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](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia), for which he played 121 games and scored 57 goals. On 26 July 2006, he signed for [RC Strasbourg](/source/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](/source/CSKA_Sofia). On 17 June 2010, Gargorov signed the [Romania](/source/Romania)n team [FC Universitatea Craiova](/source/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](/source/CSKA_Sofia). However, on 1 June 2011, Gargorov relocated to [Razgrad](/source/Razgrad), to sign with newly promoted [Ludogorets](/source/PFC_Ludogorets_Razgrad) for two years. On 11 September 2011, Gargorov netted a [hat-trick](/source/hat-trick) in the 6–0 home win against [Slavia Sofia](/source/Slavia_Sofia) in an [A PFG](/source/A_PFG) match. He parted ways with the team from [Razgrad](/source/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](/source/China_League_One) side [Shijiazhuang Yongchang](/source/Shijiazhuang_Yongchang_F.C.).<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](/source/Third_Amateur_Football_League_(Bulgaria)) club [CSKA 1948](/source/FC_CSKA_1948_Sofia).<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](/source/FC_Vitosha_Bistritsa). Gargorov received his first red card on 23 September 2019, in the 0:1 away loss against [Etar Veliko Tarnovo](/source/SFC_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](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_1929_Sofia)
|[1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_A_Group)
|rowspan="4"|[A Group](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group)
|6||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||1
|-
|[1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_A_Group)
|24||7||5||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||9
|-
|[2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_A_Group)
|20||5||7||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||7
|-
|[2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_A_Group)
|17||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||2
|-
|rowspan="4"|[CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia)
|[2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_A_Group)
|rowspan="4"|[A Group](/source/Bulgarian_A_Football_Group)
|24||14||8||2||4||2||colspan="2"|–||36||18
|-
|[2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_A_Group)
|21||15||6||4||6||1||colspan="2"|–||33||20
|-
|[2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_A_Group)
|22||9||5||0||4||1||colspan="2"|–||31||10
|-
|[2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_A_Group)
|25||11||5||3||10||2||colspan="2"|–||40||16
|-
|rowspan="2"|[RC Strasbourg](/source/RC_Strasbourg_Alsace)
|[2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Ligue_1)
|rowspan="1"|[Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1)
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|Appearances in [Coupe de la Ligue](/source/Coupe_de_la_Ligue)}}||0||3||0
|-
|[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Ligue_2)
|rowspan="1"|[Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2)
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia) (loan)
|[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_A_Group)
|rowspan="1"|[A Group](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|13||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||13||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[RC Strasbourg](/source/RC_Strasbourg_Alsace)
|[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Ligue_2)
|rowspan="2"|[Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2)
|26||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|Appearances in [Coupe de la Ligue](/source/Coupe_de_la_Ligue)}}||0||27||4
|-
|[2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Ligue_2)
|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](/source/FC_U_Craiova_1948)
|[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Liga_I)
|rowspan="1"|[Liga I](/source/Liga_I)
|13||1||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||16||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia)
|[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_A_Group)
|rowspan="3"|[A Group](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|12||2||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||13||2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Ludogorets Razgrad](/source/PFC_Ludogorets_Razgrad)
|[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_A_Group)
|26||13||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||14
|-
|[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_A_Group)
|22||6||0||0||2||1||1{{efn|Appearances in [Bulgarian Supercup](/source/Bulgarian_Supercup)}}||1||25||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!19!!3!!1!!2!!1!!1!!1!!54!!22
|-
|rowspan="2"|[CSKA Sofia](/source/PFC_CSKA_Sofia)
|[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_A_Group)
|rowspan="1"|[A Group](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|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](/source/Cangzhou_Mighty_Lions_F.C.)
|[2014](/source/2014_China_League_One)
|rowspan="1"|[China League One](/source/China_League_One)
|12||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||3
|-
|rowspan="2"|[Lokomotiv Sofia](/source/FC_Lokomotiv_1929_Sofia)
|[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_A_Group)
|rowspan="1"|[A Group](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|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](/source/PFC_Lokomotiv_Plovdiv)
|[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_A_Group)
|rowspan="1"|[A Group](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|19||3||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||4
|-
|rowspan="1"|[Beroe Stara Zagora](/source/PFC_Beroe_Stara_Zagora)
|[2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|rowspan="1"|[First League](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[CSKA 1948 Sofia](/source/FC_CSKA_1948_Sofia)
|[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Third_Amateur_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|rowspan="1"|[Third League](/source/Third_Amateur_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|19||13||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|Appearances in [Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League](/source/Cup_of_Bulgarian_Amateur_Football_League)}}||0||23||13
|-
|rowspan="6"|[Vitosha Bistritsa](/source/FC_Vitosha_Bistritsa)
|[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|rowspan="2"|[First League](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|11||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||4
|-
|[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|14||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||3
|-
|[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Second_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|rowspan="1"|[Second League](/source/Second_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|4||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||1
|-
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Third_Amateur_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|rowspan="1"|[Third League](/source/Third_Amateur_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|20||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||1
|-
|[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Second_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|rowspan="1"|[Second League](/source/Second_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|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](/source/FC_Rilski_Sportist_Samokov)
|[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Third_Amateur_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|rowspan="1"|[Third League](/source/Third_Amateur_Football_League_(Bulgaria))
|8||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!482||138||50||15||26||7||7||1||565||161
|}

{{notelist}}

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 29 November 2004 || [Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium](/source/Osman_Ahmed_Osman_Stadium), [Cairo](/source/Cairo) || {{fb|EGY}} || 1–1 || 1–1 || [Friendly](/source/Exhibition_game)
|-
| 2 || 22 March 2013 || [Vasil Levski National Stadium](/source/Vasil_Levski_National_Stadium), [Sofia](/source/Sofia) || {{fb|MLT}} || 4–0 || 6–0 || [World Cup 2014 qualifying](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_B)
|-
| 3 || 10 September 2013 || [Ta' Qali Stadium](/source/National_Stadium%2C_Ta'_Qali), [Attard](/source/Attard) || {{fb|MLT}} || 2–0 || 2–1 || [World Cup 2014 qualifying](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_B)
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;CSKA Sofia
* [A Group](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)) (3): [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_A_Group), [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_A_Group), [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_A_Group)
* [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Cup) (2): [2005–06](/source/2006_Bulgarian_Cup_Final),  [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Bulgarian_Cup)

;Ludogorets Razgrad
* [A Group](/source/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)) (2): [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_A_Group), [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_A_Group)
* [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Cup): [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Bulgarian_Cup)
* [Bulgarian Supercup](/source/Bulgarian_Supercup): [2012](/source/2012_Bulgarian_Supercup)

===Individual===
[Razgrad](/source/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}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gargorov, Emil}}
Category:Living people
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Category:Bulgarian men's footballers
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Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers
Category:FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
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Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Category:FC U Craiova 1948 players
Category:PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
Category:Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. players
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