Valeriy Tursunov
Personal information
Full name Valeriy Yuldashevich Tursunov
Date of birth (1954-08-03)3 August 1954
Place of birth Tajikistan
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1988 CSKA-Pamir
1990 Austria Klagenfurt
Managerial career
1989–1991 CSKA-Pamir
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valeriy Yuldashevich Tursunov (Russian: Валерий Турсунов; born 3 August 1954) is a Tajikistani former football manager and footballer.

Early life

Tursunov is a native of Dushanbe, Tajikistan.[1]

Career

Tursunov played for Tajikistani side CSKA-Pamir, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2]

Style of play

Tursunov mainly operated as a striker and was described as "nimble, mobile and technical".[3]

Personal life

Tursunov was nicknamed the "Tajikistani Pele" after Brazil international Pele.[4]

References

  1. "Валерий Турсунов отмечает 65-летие". asiaplustj.info.
  2. "Валерий Турсунов: Судьба подарила мне "Памир"". gagarin-gazeta.ru.
  3. "Валерий Турсунов: Мог погибнуть с "Пахтакором", но меня уберег Всевышний". sportinfo.kz.
  4. "Валерий Турсунов - "таджикским Пеле", который тренировался у Семина и тренировал Рахимова". matchtv.ru.
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