Nikolay Shirshov

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

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

Career

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]

Personal life and death

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