Ilko Emilov Pirgov 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.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv, commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and has a capacity of 14,500 spectators.