Yordan Ivanov Yurukov (; born 2 October 1983) is a Bulgarian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Pirin and CSKA

Born in

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, 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

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. On 23 August 2005, he assisted

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who headed in a goal to secure a prestigious 1:0 away win for

against

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in a Champions League qualifying match. Whilst at the club, his team became the champion of the

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in the 2005 and 2008 seasons. With CSKA he won the

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in 2006.

Cherno More

In June 2008, Yurukov was transferred to

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. He has been given the No. 77 shirt. Yurukov made his official debut for the Sailors in the match against

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in the

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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

on Estadi Communal in

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. 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

match against the

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powerhouse

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, 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 FC Lokomotiv Mezdra (ФК Локомотив Мездра) was a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, which last played in the A RFG Vratsa, the fourth tier of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground was the Lokomotiv Stadium i ...

in a match from the

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. On 16 May 2009, Yurukov scored the winning goal for Cherno More to help the team from

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secure a 1:0 win against his former club

. In his first season in Cherno More, Yurukov earned 29 appearances the A PFG and scored eleven goals. In the

, he played one match, and in the

, 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

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. 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

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. On 23 October 2010, Yurukov made his 50th appearance for the team in

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in a 0–4 loss against

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International career

Yurukov was capped for the Bulgaria U21.

Coaching career

CSKA 1948

In August 2016, Yurukov was invited by

, the manager of the newly formed CSKA 1948. His contract with

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was cancelled and he joined CSKA 1948 as assistant manager. Until leaving the team on 22 September 2020, Yurukov served at different times as head coach and assistant at the club.

Playing statistics

Honours

* Champion of Bulgaria – 2 times 2005, 2008 ''(with

)'' *

2006 ''(with

)''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yurukov, Yordan 1983 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Cherno More Varna players PFC Slavia Sofia players FC Minyor Pernik players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FC Pirin Razlog players PFC Bansko players Men's association football midfielders Macedonian Bulgarians FC CSKA 1948 Sofia managers Bulgarian football managers People from Razlog Footballers from Blagoevgrad Province 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen