Samadagha Shikhlarov ( az, Səmədağa Məhəmməd oğlu Şıxlarov; 5 September 1955 – 1 June 2021) was an Azerbaijani professional

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who played as

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for Neftchi Baku PFC,

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, OIK Kiev, Chiraqqala Siyazan. Shikhlarov was well known for his heading ability, remembered for his two goals against

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in 1982. He played for the Neftchi Baku up to 152 times, by scoring 21 goals in

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and twice for the

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. He was appointed Neftchi's scout in March 2009. He moved to

Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC Baku Shuvalan FK ( az, Şüvəlan Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Şüvəlan, Baku. The club was renamed four times in its short history becoming Olimpik Baku, Olimpik-Shuvalan Baku, AZAL and Shuvalan. UEFA is still recogni ...

after

Nazim Suleymanov Nazim Suleymanov ( az, Nazim Süleymanov; russian: Назим Сулейманов; born 17 February 1965) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani football coach and a former player best known as a striker for Alania Vladikavkaz in the 1990s. Suleymanov was ...

's arrival at the club. Shikhlarov died in a car crash on Hasan Aliyev Street in Baku on 1 June 2021.

References

External links

Player's Official Site Player's Profile at Neftchi's Official SitePlayer's Profile at klisf.info
1955 births 2021 deaths Azerbaijani footballers Soviet footballers People from Salyan, Azerbaijan People from Şirvan, Azerbaijan Men's association football forwards Neftçi PFK players FC CSKA Kyiv players Soviet Top League players Road incident deaths in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub