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, before he died in a mid-air plane crash in August 1979. He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1979.
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Full name | Olimjon Masalievich Ashirov | ||
Date of birth | (1955-01-25)25 January 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Tashkent, Uzbek SSR | ||
Date of death | 11 August 1979(1979-08-11) (aged 24) | ||
Place of death | Dniprodzerzhynsk, USSR | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1979 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 149 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2008 |
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