Almir Izmailovich Kayumov (russian: Альмир Измайлович Каюмов; 30 December 1964 – 7 August 2013) was a Russian

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and

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Career

Kayumov played for

FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (russian: ФК «Нефтехимик» Нижнекамск) is an association football club from Nizhnekamsk, Russia, founded in 1991. It played at the second-highest level in the Russian First League in 1993–1998, ...

FC Lada Togliatti FC Lada-Tolyatti (russian: ФК "Лада-Тольятти") is a Russian football club based in Tolyatti. History The club was founded in 1970 at the VAZ automobile company under the name of ''Torpedo''. The team played in the Soviet Second Le ...

Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia: * FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club * HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team * Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club * WB ...

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SKA Rostov-on-Don FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (russian: ФК СКА Ростов-на-Дону) is a Russian association football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club's history includes becoming runners-up of the Soviet Top League in 1966 and winning the Soviet Cup in ...

, in Russia, the

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, and

Kuopion Palloseura Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times ...

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. He played 6 games in the

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for FC Spartak Moscow. On November 9, 2009, it was reported that Kayumov attempted to commit

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by jumping out of his apartment window. Police negotiators talked him down, however, and he was brought to a

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.В Москве пытался покончить жизнь самоубийством футбольный судья Каюмов
/ref> Kayumov later denied this, stating that he had just an ordinary treatment.

Death

Kayumov died on 7 August 2013, when he was hit by a

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truck in

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. According to investigators, his death was a

as the surveillance camera footage showed that he jumped in front of the truck.

Honours

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

champion: 1987. * Soviet Top League runner-up: 1984, 1985. * Soviet Top League bronze: 1986. *

Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS (Moldova ...

winner: 1992.

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