Ilko Pirgov

Ilko Emilov Pirgov (Bulgarian: Илко Пиргов, born 23 May 1986 in Gotse Delchev) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He is the older brother of CSKA 1948's defender Dimitar Pirgov.

Ilko Pirgov
Personal information
Full name Ilko Emilov Pirgov
Date of birth (1986-05-23) 23 May 1986
Place of birth Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Number 1
Youth career
Pirin Gotse Delchev
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Pirin Blagoevgrad 37 (0)
2005–2008 CSKA Sofia 11 (0)
2008 Otopeni 6 (0)
2009–2011 Cherno More 76 (0)
2012–2014 Litex Lovech 60 (0)
2014 Cherno More 7 (0)
2015–2016 Beroe Stara Zagora 13 (0)
2016– Lokomotiv Plovdiv 52 (0)
National team
2006 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2020

Career

Pirgov is an ex-Pirin Blagoevgrad player, where he played from 2002. He moved to CSKA Sofia in 2005. As a player of PFC CSKA Sofia he is a Bulgarian Cup winner in 2006. In 2008, he played for six months for Romanian club CS Otopeni. On 10 January 2009 signed for Cherno More Varna.[1]

In 2011–12 season, Pirgov became the first player in Bulgaria, who earned 31 league appearances in 30 rounds. In the first half of the campaign he played in all 15 matches for Cherno More. In December 2011, Pirgov joined Litex Lovech. During a second half of the season he played in all 15 matches of his new club and in the Litex's delayed game of the autumn against Kaliakra Kavarna.[2]

He has developed a reputation as a goalkeeper who is adept in saving penalty kicks, managing the feat on 11 occasions in the A PFG (in two other instances, the penalty takers who faced him did not hit the target) in the period from 2006 to 2020.[3] On 1 July 2020, during the Bulgarian Cup final Pirgov came on as a substitute for Martin Lukov just prior to the commencement of the penalty shootout and was able to save Ali Sowe's kick from the spot, making a decisive contribution towards Lokomotiv Plovdiv's victory.[4] He was subsequently one of a number of Lokomotiv Plovdiv players who developed symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19, managing to recover for the new season.[5]

Career statistics

As of 26 August 2019

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2002–03 9000—90
2003–04 18020—200
2004–05 10000—100
Total 3702000390
CSKA Sofia 2005–06 902000110
2006–07 00200020
2007–08 20000020
Total 1104000150
Otopeni 2008–09 6000—60
Total 40000040
Cherno More 2008–09 70000070
2009–10 2803040350
2010–11 26030—290
2011–12 15010—160
Total 7607040870
Litex Lovech 2011–12 16000—160
2012–13 29060—350
2013–14 14010—150
2014–15 00002020
Total 5907020680
Cherno More 2014–15 7030—100
Total 703000100
Beroe 2014–15 8000—80
2015–16 505000100
Total 1305000180
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2016–17 16000—160
2017–18 24000—240
2018–19 7010—80
2019–20 1000—10
Total 4801000490
Career total 2570290602920

Honours

Club
CSKA Sofia
Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References
  1. "Stats Centre: Ilko Pirgov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  2. "Stats Centre: Ilko Pirgov Facts". gong.bg/. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. "Илко Пиргов вече е №1 по спасени дузпи у нас". pirinsport.com. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. Dimitrov, Ivaylo (1 July 2020). "Локомотив (Пд) спечели Купата на България след победа с дузпи над ЦСКА". topsport.bg. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "Пиргов: Няма отбор в България, който да ни е превъзхождал физически в последните 3 години". gong.bg. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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