Samadagha Shikhlarov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Səmədağa Məhəmməd oğlu Şıxlarov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Xıllı, Neftchala District, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 2021 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | Neftchi Baku | 9 | (0) |
| 1975 | Khazar Sumgayit | 20 | (8) |
| 1977 | Avtomobilist Baku | 62 | (34) |
| 1977–1980 | Neftchi Baku | 66 | (6) |
| 1980–1982 | SKA Kiev | 37 | (12) |
| 1982–1984 | Neftchi Baku | 60 | (15) |
| 1985–1988 | FK Ganca | 42 | (24) |
| 1992 | Chiraqqala Siyazan | 11 | (3) |
| Total | 307 | (102) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | USSR (Olympic) | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samadagha Shikhlarov (Azerbaijani: Səmədağa Məhəmməd oğlu Şıxlarov; 5 September 1955 – 1 June 2021) was an Azerbaijani professional footballer who played as forward for Neftchi Baku PFC, Khazar, SKA Kiev, Chiraqqala Siyazan.
Shikhlarov was well known for his heading ability, remembered for his two goals against Spartak Moscow in 1982.[1] He played for the Neftchi Baku up to 152 times, by scoring 21 goals in Soviet Top League and twice for the Soviet Union Olympic national football team.[2]
He was appointed Neftchi's scout in March 2009.[3][4] He moved to Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC Baku after Nazim Suleymanov's arrival at the club.[5]
Shikhlarov died in a car crash on Hasan Aliyev Street in Baku on 1 June 2021.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Характеристика азербайджанского футбола…или необходимость прививки таланта. Archived 27 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Player's History[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
- ^ - Neftchi Archived 28 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Самедага Шихларов стал тренером Нефтчи (in Russian)
- ^ Səmədağa Şıxlarov "Olimpik-Şüvəlan"da çalışacaq Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ ""Neftçi"nin sabiq futbolçusu qəzada öldü". qafqazinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Player's Official Site (in Azerbaijani)
- Player's Profile at Neftchi's Official Site(in Azerbaijani)[dead link]
- Samadagha Shikhlarov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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