Olimjon Ashirov

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.

Olimjon Ashirov

Personal information
Full name	Olimjon Masalievich Ashirov
Date of birth	(1955-01-25)25 January 1955
Place of birth	Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
Date of death	11 August 1979(1979-08-11) (aged 24)
Place of death	Dniprodzerzhynsk, USSR
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1979	Pakhtakor Tashkent	149	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2008