Ivan Nikolov Pritargov (; 15 September 1952 – 25 January 2017) was a

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. He played as a striker in the top level of Bulgarian league football for Chernomorets Burgas, Trakia Plovdiv and

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. Pritargov scored 108 goals in the A Group during his career. Pritgarov died in January 2017 after suffering a stroke.

Legacy

In November 2023, Chernomorets 1919 Burgas announced they are starting the reconstruction of Cherveno Zname Stadium in Dolno Ezerovo neighborhood and renaming the stadium after Pritargov.ФК "Черноморец 1919" Бургас изгражда изцяло нова модерена база и стадион "Иван Претъргов" в квартал "Долно Езерово" /снимки/ - Днес България
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pritargov, Ivan 1952 births 2017 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Chernomorets Burgas players Botev Plovdiv players PFC CSKA Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers from Burgas Men's association football forwards 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen