Mikhail Ivanovich An (; February 19, 1952 – August 11, 1979) was a

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

football player of Korean ethnic origin. An was one of the

FC Pakhtakor Tashkent Pakhtakor Football Club () is an Uzbek professional association football, football club, based in the capital city of Tashkent, that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Pakhtakor is often considered the most successful football club in Uzbek ...

players killed in the

1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision On 11 August 1979, a mid-air collision occurred over the Ukrainian SSR, near the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske). The aircraft involved were both Tupolev Tu-134As on scheduled domestic passenger flights, operated by Aeroflot. All 178 p ...

. In 2020, a documentary, titled "Misha" by Brian Song, was made about him.

International career

An made his debut for the USSR national team on September 6, 1978 in a friendly against

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and also played in a

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qualifier against

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External links

Profile on RussiaTeam.ru

Career Statistics on ''KLISF''

References

1952 births 1979 deaths Men's association football midfielders Soviet men's footballers Uzbekistani men's footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers Soviet Top League players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players Koryo-saram sportspeople Uzbekistani people of Korean descent Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the Soviet Union Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Ukraine Soviet people of Korean descent Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1979 {{USSR-footy-midfielder-stub