Alim Ashirov
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Alim Masalievich Ashirov ' onMouseout='HidePop("25866")' href="/topics/Dniprodzerzhynsk">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.
Dniprodzerzhynsk
Dniprodzerzhynsk is an industrial city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, and a port on the Dnieper River.-History:The first written evidence of settlement in the territory of Dniprodzerzhynsk appeared in 1750. At that time the villages of Romankovo and Kamianske, which make the modern city,...
) was a Soviet footballer. Ashirov played for Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League...
as a defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
from 1972 to 1979, before he died in a mid-air plane crash
1979 Ukraine Aeroflot mid-air collision
The 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision occurred on when two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collided over the Ukrainian SSR, near Dniprodzerzhynsk.-Aircraft:...
in August 1979. He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR
Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR
Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR is a document which provided general Soviet physical education system requirements for athletes. The classification was established in 1935 and was based on separate classifications, which existed for several sports disciplines before...
in 1979.