Yordan Yurukov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 club | Pirin Razlog | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lokomotiv 101[citation needed] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 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– | Pirin Razlog | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Bulgaria U21 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yordan Yurukov (Bulgarian: Йордан Юруков; born 2 October 1983) is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Pirin Razlog.[1][2]
Career
Pirin & CSKA
Born in Razlog,[3] 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 FC in a Champions League qualifying match.[4] 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.
Cherno More
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,[5] 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.[6] 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.
In the first round of the 2009-10 season Yurukov received a heavy injury in the match against Chernomorets Burgas. He was diagnosed with damaged torn knee ligaments and because of that he missed the first part of the season. On 28 March 2010, he played his first game after returning from the long-term injury in the 0:1 away loss to Minyor Pernik.
On 23 October 2010, Yurukov made his 50th appearance for the team in A PFG in a 0–4 loss against Montana.
Club statistics
As of 23 June 2011
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pirin 1922 | 2003–04 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2004-05 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2004-05 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2006-07 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2007-08 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Cherno More | 2008-09 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 13 |
| 2009-10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2010-11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 2010-11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
International career
Yurukov has been capped for the Bulgaria U21.
Awards
- Champion of Bulgaria - 2 times 2005, 2008 (with CSKA Sofia)
- Bulgarian Cup 2006 (with CSKA Sofia)
References
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Yordan Yurukov Facts". Guardian.co.uk.
- ↑ "Yordan Yurukov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ "Футболист от Разлог скри топката на латиноамериканци в Слънчев бряг".
- ↑ "Ливърпул - ЦСКА 0:1 - българите невероятни, изнасят лекция на "Енфийлд".
- ↑ "Yurukov scored against Stuttgart". Youtube.com.
- ↑ "ЦСКА сдава титлата, губи и от "Черно Море".