Samadagha Shikhlarov

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Samadagha Shikhlarov
Personal information
Full name Səmədağa Məhəmməd oğlu Şıxlarov
Date of birth (1955-09-05)5 September 1955
Place of birth Xıllı, Neftchala District, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 1 June 2021(2021-06-01) (aged 65)
Place of death Baku, Azerbaijan
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
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.[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[edit]

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

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