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Samadagha Shikhlarov

Samadagha Shikhlarov

Azerbaijani footballer (1955–2021)

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.

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Shikhlarov was well known for his heading ability, remembered for his two goals against Spartak Moscow in 1982.[2] 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.[3]

He was appointed Neftchi's scout in March 2009.[4][5] He moved to Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC Baku after Nazim Suleymanov's arrival at the club.[6]

Shikhlarov died in a car crash on Hasan Aliyev Street in Baku on 1 June 2021.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Samadagha Shikhlarov at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. [2]
    Характеристика азербайджанского футбола…или необходимость прививки таланта. Archived 27 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. [3]
    Player's History[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
  4. [4]
    - Neftchi Archived 28 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
  5. [5]
    Самедага Шихларов стал тренером Нефтчи (in Russian)
  6. [6]
    Səmədağa Şıxlarov "Olimpik-Şüvəlan"da çalışacaq Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
  7. [7]
    ""Neftçi"nin sabiq futbolçusu qəzada öldü". qafqazinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.


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