sˈɜːɹɐkˌɑːv mˈuːvd ɐbɹˈɔːd fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, plˈeɪɪŋ fɚðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ɪn lˌæ lˈiːɡə, wɪð ɹˈiːəl zˌæɹɐɡˈoʊzə ænd ˌɑːɹsˌiːdˈiː ɛspˈænjɑːl.
Sirakov moved abroad for the first time in 1988, playing for the following three years in La Liga, with Real Zaragoza and RCD Español.