Ravshan Bozorov (born 10 May 1968) is an Uzbekistani

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coach and former player. He played as a forward. Bozorov is one of the best top goalscorers in the history of uzbek football with 316 goals in all tournaments and various leagues.

Playing career

Bozorov started his career in 1985 at ''Surkhon Termiz'' which played one of the regional zones of

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. Bozorov played from 1986 to 1989 for ''Surkhon''. In 1990–1991 he played for

Pamir Dushanbe CSKA Pamir Dushanbe () is a professional football club based in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, that currently plays in the Tajikistan Higher League, the country's top division. Since 1997, the club has been under the patronage of the Tajik Army, like its ...

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. In 2004, he became best goalscorer of ''Tupolang Sariosiyo'' with 44 goals and gained promotion to the top division with his club. Bozorov scored in his next season in ''Tupolang'' 9 goals, playing in

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. During his career he played for many clubs from various divisions. Only in top

he played in over 300 matches and scored over 170 goals. He is member of the "

Club 200 of Berador Abduraimov In Uzbek football, the Club 200 of Berador Abduraimov is club of the best goalscorers with over 200 goals in the history of Uzbek football. The club is named after the famous Pakhtakor player, Berador Abduraimov. History The "Club 200 of Berado ...

" founded 2001 by initiative of

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, club of the best goalscorers in uzbek football with over 200 goals. Ravshan Bozorov completed in his career 20 football seasons and scored 316 goals.

Managerial career

Bozorov started his managing career at FK Dinamo Samarqand in 2009 as he was appointed as assistant coach to

Azamat Abduraimov Azamat Abduraimov (born 27 April 1966) is a former Uzbekistan, Uzbek professional Association football, football player, who represented Uzbekistan national football team on 22 occasions between 1992 and 1997. Early years Azamat Abduraimov was ...

. In 2011, he moved to Lokomotiv Tashkent as assistant to Vazgen Manasyan. From 2012 he was head coach of Lokomotic reserve youth squad and also worked in club Youth academy. On 3 June 2014 he was appointed as head coach of NBU Osiyo. On 2 July 2016 Bozorov was appointed as head coach of

Navbahor Namangan PFC. Navbahor Namangan () is an Uzbek professional association football, football club based in Namangan. The club's name literal translation, means ''New Spring''. They play in the Uzbekistan Super League. Name RAHIMOV origins from Persian lang ...

replacing at this position temporarily appointed interim Mustafo Bayramov. On 6 November 2016 he was sacked after unsatisfying and weak matches of Navbahor.

Honours

Neftchi Farg'ona *

: 1992, 1993, 1994 * Uzbek Cup: 1994 Tupolang Sariosiyo *

Uzbekistan First League Uzbekistan First League ( Uzbek: ''O'zbekiston Birinchi ligasi / Ўзбекистон Биринчи Лигаси''; Russian: ''Первая лига Узбекистана'') is the third level (after the Super League and Pro League) football le ...

runners-up: 2004 Individual * Uzbek League Top Scorer: 1994 (26 goals) *

top scorer: 2004 (44 goals)

References

External links

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Ravshan Bozorov – uzfootball.uz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bozorov, Ravshan 1968 births Living people Footballers from Fergana Men's association football forwards Soviet Top League players Soviet men's footballers Uzbekistani men's footballers Uzbekistan men's international footballers Uzbekistan Super League players Uzbekistan Pro League players FC Surkhon players FC Neftchi Fergana players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players FK Dinamo Samarqand players FK Mash'al Mubarek players PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent players PFC Navbahor Namangan players 1996 AFC Asian Cup players Uzbekistani football managers Uzbekistan Pro League managers PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent managers Uzbekistan Super League managers