Olimjon Ashirov Explained

Olimjon Ashirov
Fullname:Olimjon Masalievich Ashirov
Birth Date:1955 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
Death Place:Dniprodzerzhynsk, USSR
Position:Defender
Years1:1972–1979
Clubs1:Pakhtakor Tashkent
Caps1:149
Goals1:5
Pcupdate:24 July 2008

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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