Nikolay Shirshov

Nikolay Shirshov
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-06-22)22 June 1974
Place of birth Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 28 December 2021(2021-12-28) (aged 47)
Place of death Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Traktor Tashkent 16 (0)
1992–1994 Pakhtakor Tashkent 62 (6)
1994 Ordabasy 1 (0)
1995–1999 Pakhtakor Tashkent 97 (10)
2000–2005 Rostov 120 (1)
2006–2007 SKA Rostov-on-Don 54 (8)
2008–2010 Bataysk-2007 76 (6)
2010 Taganrog 14 (1)
2011 MITOS Novocherkassk 25 (1)
2012–2013 TPF 21 (7)
International career
1996–2005 Uzbekistan 64 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikolay Shirshov (22 June 1974 – 28 December 2021) was an Uzbekistani professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

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Shirshov began his player career in 1991, in Sverdlovets, club from Soviet Second League. From 1992 to 1999 he played in Uzbek League clubs Traktor Tashkent and Pakhtakor. Since 2000, he played in Russian football clubs.

He got 63 caps and 13 goals for the Uzbekistan national team between 1996 and 2005.[1]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 May 1997 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Cambodia 1–0 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 27 September 1997  United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 7 December 1998 Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  North Korea 1–0 4–0 1998 Asian Games
4. 4–0
5. 11 July 1999 Dinamo Samarkand Stadium, Samarkand, Uzbekistan  Malaysia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
6. 23 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE  Sri Lanka 4–0 6–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7. 5–0
8. 25 November 1999  India 3–2 3–2
9. 27 April 2001 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Jordan 2–2 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 17 August 2001 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE  United Arab Emirates 1–2 1–4 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 28 September 2001 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 2–1 2–2
12. 19 October 2001 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  China 1–0 1–0
13. 19 November 2003 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Hong Kong 1–0 1–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Personal life and death

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Shirshov died on 28 December 2021, at the age of 47. The cause of death was not specified.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Uzbekistan – Record International Players". RSSSF. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Умер бывший футболист "Ростова" и сборной Узбекистана Ширшов". Sportrbc.ru. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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