Olimjon Ashirov
Soviet footballer
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Olimjon Masaliyevich Ashirov (Uzbek: Олимжон Масалиевич Аширов, Russian: Алим Масалиевич Аширов, Alim Ashirov; 25 January 1955 in Tashkent – 11 August 1979 in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine SSR) was a Soviet footballer. Ashirov played for Pakhtakor Tashkent as a defender from 1972 to 1979. He was one of the FC Pakhtakor Tashkent members killed in the Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision in August 1979.[1][2] He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1979.
Full name
Olimjon Masalievich Ashirov
Date of birth
25 January 1955
Date of death
11 August 1979 (aged 24)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olimjon Masalievich Ashirov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Tashkent, Uzbek SSR | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 1979 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Dniprodzerzhynsk, USSR | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1979 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 149 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2008 | |||
