| Valeriy Tursunov | |
| Full Name: | Valeriy Yuldashevich Tursunov |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Tajikistan |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1974–1988 |
| Clubs1: | CSKA-Pamir |
| Years2: | 1990 |
| Clubs2: | Austria Klagenfurt |
| Manageryears1: | 1989–1991 |
| Managerclubs1: | CSKA-Pamir |
Valeriy Yuldashevich Tursunov (Russian: Валерий Турсунов; born 3 August 1954) is a Tajikistani former football manager and footballer.
Tursunov is a native of Dushanbe, Tajikistan.[1]
Tursunov played for Tajikistani side CSKA-Pamir, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2]
Tursunov mainly operated as a striker and was described as "nimble, mobile and technical".[3]
Tursunov was nicknamed the "Tajikistani Pelé" after Brazil international Pelé.[4]