Ilko Pirgov
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilko Emilov Pirgov | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (Sporting Director) | ||
| 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) |
| 2016–2023 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 87 | (0) |
| Total | 297 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Bulgaria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023 | |||
Ilko Emilov Pirgov (Bulgarian: Илко Емилов Пиргов; born 23 May 1986) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, who currently is the Sporting Director of Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He is the older brother of Dimitar Pirgov.
Career
Pirgov is an ex-Pirin Blagoevgrad player, where he played from 2002. He moved to CSKA Sofia in 2005. As a player of
Cherno More Varna.[1]
During the
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
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, though he recovered for the new season.[5] On 29 July 2021, Pirgov saved three out of five penalty kicks against Czech team 1. FC Slovácko in the second leg of a Europa Conference League qualifying phase match, enabling Lokomotiv Plovdiv to prevail in the penalty shootout.[6]
Career statistics
As of 26 August 2019[update]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pirin Blagoevgrad
|
2002–03 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2005–06 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Otopeni | 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Cherno More | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 0 | |
Litex Lovech
|
2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |
| Cherno More | 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Beroe | 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Career total | 257 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 292 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian League: 2007–08
- 2005–06
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ilko Pirgov.
- Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the originalon 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ "Stats Centre: Ilko Pirgov Facts". gong.bg/. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ^ "Илко Пиргов вече е №1 по спасени дузпи у нас" (in Bulgarian). pirinsport.com. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Dimitrov, Ivaylo (1 July 2020). "Локомотив (Пд) спечели Купата на България след победа с дузпи над ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Пиргов: Няма отбор в България, който да ни е превъзхождал физически в последните 3 години" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Petrov, Nikolay, ed. (29 July 2021). "Огромен Илко Пиргов хвана 3 дузпи и класира Локомотив напред" (in Bulgarian). corner.dir.bg. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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