Berador Abduraimov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Berador Khasanovich Abduraimov | ||
| Date of birth | May 14, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth |
USSR | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1964 |
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 85 | (20) |
| 1964 | Spartak Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 1964–1968 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 152 | (50) |
| 1969–1970 | CSKA Moscow | 38 | (8) |
| 1970–1974 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 122 | (61) |
| 1976 | Meliorator Yangiyer | ?? | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | ||
| 1989 |
Spartak Andjian | ||
| 1991 | Umid Tashkent | ||
| 1992 |
Navbahor Namangan | ||
| 1993 | MHSK Tashkent | ||
| 1994 | Uzbekistan | ||
| 1995 Jan-Mai | Navbahor Namangan | ||
| 1998 |
Qizilqum Zarafshon | ||
| 1999 | Surkhon Termez | ||
| 2002 | FC Uzbekistan | ||
| 2003 June – Sept |
Dynamo Samarkand[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Berador Khasanovich Abduraimov (
striker
. He is regarded as one of the best strikers and greatest football players in the history of Uzbek football.
Playing career
He started his football career in the Uzbekistan Youth football team in 1959. In the same year he began to play for the main squad of
Pakhtakor finished the season in the Soviet Top League at 6th place. In the same year he became Merited Master of Sport.[2]
He also played for
2nd most capped player. He scored a total of 131 goals for Pakhtakor and is the 2nd best goalscorer of Pakhtakor after Gennadi Krasnitsky with 202 goals.[4]
His son Azamat Abduraimov was also a football player, playing as a forward.
International
In 1961 he debuted for the Soviet youth football team and scored in a match against Romania.
Managing career
He started his coaching career as manager of Pakhtakor
.Personal life
Berador is a grandfather of Alia Azamat Ashkenazi, an American screenwriter and director who co-wrote a soccer documentary "Misha"[5] directed by Brian Song in which Berador was featured as one of the characters. Berador is also the grandfather of Nigina Abduraimova, the top active Uzbek tennis player.
Honours
Club
- Pakhtakor
- Soviet Top League 6th: 1962
Individual
- Soviet Top League Topscorer: 1968, 22 goals
- Soviet First League Topscorer: 1972, 34 goals
- Club 200 of Berador Abduraimov member: 221 goals
- Grigory Fedotov club member: 106 goals
Manager
- Asian Games champion: 1994
References
- ^ Берадор Абдураимов, Player info at spartak.com (in Russian)
- ^ Берадор Абдураимов: Я был и остаюсь патриотом своей родины, 18 Апреля 2008 (in Russian) Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Есть Клуб Узбекистанских Бомбардиров! , 22 Июля 2008 (in Russian) Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ footballplayers.ru: Берадор Абдураимов: (in Russian) Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Uzbekistan: The Koryo Saram’s tragic Soviet soccer superstar Eurasinet - December 18, 2020 - by Chris Rickleton
External links
- Berador Abduraimov, Profile at spartak.com, (in Russian)
- Berador Abduraimov at WorldFootball.net