Igor Shkvyrin (russian: Игорь Анатольевич Шквырин, ; born 29 April 1963 in Tashkent) is a retired

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professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and Asia and the Uzbekistan national football team. He was most recently the head coach of Sogdiana Jizzakh.

Playing career

He played several seasons in the Soviet Top League with FC Pakhtakor Tashkent and moved to Israel where he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. and Malaysia where he played for Pahang FA. With Pahang, he won the

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. In 1999–00 season, Shkvyrin appeared in the National Football League with Mohun Bagan AC, and scored 11 goals. He emerged as the top scorer in the league that season. Later he moved to another Indian outfit Churchill Brothers SC and played in the 2000–2001 season. He scored 12 goals for the ''Red Machine'' and won the Durand Cup in 2001. The 1994 Asian Games gold medallist Shkvyrin returned to Uzbekistan at the end of the season, and would eventually rack up five separate stints for

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before finally hanging up his boots at the age of 38 in 2001.

International career

Shkyrin made his debut for Uzbekistan on 17 June 1992 against Tajikistan in a 2-2 draw match, where he scored his first international goal. He made 31 appearances for the Uzbekistan national football team and scored 20 goals between 1992 and 2000. He played in the 1994 Asian Games football tournament in

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(the first time Uzbekistan national team participated in an official football tournament following its independence from the Soviet Union, and the team won the gold medal).

Managing career

In 2002, he began managing career and worked in 2003–04 as assistant coach to

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in FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. From 2005 to 2007 he was head coach of Uzbek League club Qizilqum Zarafshon. In 2007, he was appointed as assistant coach to Vadim Abramov for Uzbekistan U-23 national team and in 2008–2010 worked as co-trainer to

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and later Mirjalol Kasymov for Uzbekistan national team. Since 2008 he is head coach of Olmaliq FK. In season 2009 Olmaliq finished fourth in the league and Shkvyrin was named Football coach of the Year.

Honours

Club

;Pahang FA * Malaysia Super League champion: 1995 ;Pakhtakor Tashkent * Uzbek League champion: 1998 * Uzbek League runners-up: 2001 * Uzbek Cup: 2001 ;Mohun Bagan AC * National Football League (India) champion: 1999-2000 ;Churchill Brothers * Durand Cup: 2001

International

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champion:

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Individual

* Soviet First League Topscorer:

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(37 goals) * National Football League (India) Golden Boot: 1999–00 (11 goals) * Uzbek League Topscorer: 1998 (22 goals) *

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member: 275 goals * Uzbekistan Player of the Year: 1994Uzbekistan - Footballer and Coach of the Year
''Rsssf.com''. Retrieved 18 March 2021 * Best Player and Topscorer of Asian Games 1994: 8 goals (7 matches)

Manager

* Uzbek League 4th place:

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* Uzbekistan Football Coach of the Year: 2009 * UzPFL Coach of the Month (1): March 2015

Career statistics

References

External links

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