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.
References
- ^ "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network (ASN). Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "A monument to Pakhtakor football players erected near Dneprodzerzhynsk (Ukrainian)". podrobnosti. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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