Yordan Yurukov

Yordan Yurukov (born 2 October 1983) is a Bulgaria football (soccer), currently playing for Cherno More Varna as a midfielder. He is an goalscoring attacking midfielder who possesses an extremely powerful shot and sumptuous skills. Yurukov is 1.81 m tall and weighs 76 kg. He was raised in Lokomotiv 101 Sofia's youths teams.

Career

Yurukov started his professional career at PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad. For one year he played in 30 matches and scored 12 goals. On 13 November 2004 he scored three goals against Dorostol Silistra in a match from B PFG. In January 2005 Dancho, as he is known among the supporters in Bulgaria, signed with CSKA Sofia. Whilst at the club, his team became the champions of the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group in the 2005 and 2008 seasons. With CSKA he won the Bulgarian Cup in 2006. In June 2008, Yurukov transferred to Cherno More Varna for a fee of 100 000 €. He has been given the №77 shirt.

Yurukov made his official debut for "the sailors" in a match against UE Sant Julià in the UEFA Cup on 17 July 2008. He played for 90 minutes. 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 2nd leg against UE Sant Julià on Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall in Aixovall. He scored two goals in the 22nd and 39th minute. The result of the match was a 5:0 win for Cherno More.

On your twenty five birthday on 2 October 2008 Dancho scored goal in the UEFA Cup against german side VfB Stuttgart.

Yurukov scored two goals and on 20 October 2008 against PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra in a match from A PFG.

Awards

- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group Champions - 2 times 2005, 2008 (with CSKA Sofia)
- Bulgarian Cup 2006 (with CSKA Sofia)