Berador Khasanovich Abduraimov (russian: Берадор Хасанович Абдураимов) (born May 14, 1943) is a
Soviet
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former football player, who played for
Pakhtakor for most of his football career as a
striker. He is regarded as one of the best strikers and greatest football players in the history of Uzbek football.
Playing career
He started his football career in the ''Uzbekistan Youth football team'' in 1959. In the same year he began to play for the main squad of
Pakhtakor in the
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 ...
. In 1962, when he was only 19, Abduraimov became the
Soviet Top League
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The professional top level ...
top goalscorer with 22 goals and
Pakhtakor finished the season in the Soviet Top League at
6th place. In the same year he became
Merited Master of Sport.
He also played for
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* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
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,
CSKA Moscow
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and
Meliorator Yangiyer. Abduraimov is a member of
Grigory Fedotov club
Grigory Fedotov Club (russian: Клуб Григо́рия Федо́това) is a non-official list of Soviet and Russian football players that have scored 100 or more goals during their professional career. This club is named after first Sovie ...
with 106 scored goals. In 2001 at the initiative of the
Uzbekistan Football Federation
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History
Uzbekistan Football Federation was founded in 1946, while Uzbekistan ...
and the football magazine ''Nash Futbol'', an Uzbek goalscorers club was founded and named after him – 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 ...
. In all, he scored 221 goals in his career. With 358 matches for ''Pakhtakor'' he is the club's
2nd most capped player. He scored a total of 131 goals for Pakhtakor and is the 2nd best goalscorer of Pakhtakor after
Gennadi Krasnitsky
Gennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky (russian: Геннадий Александрович Красницкий) (August 27, 1940 in Tashkent – June 12, 1988 in Qurghonteppa, suicide by jumping out of the highrise window) was a Soviet footba ...
with 202 goals.
His son
Azamat Abduraimov
Azamat Abduraimov (born 27 April 1966) is a former Uzbek professional football player, who represented Uzbekistan national football team on 22 occasions between 1992 and 1997.
Early years
Azamat Abduraimov was born in Tashkent in 1966. His fa ...
was also a football player, playing as a forward.
International
In 1961 he debuted for the Soviet youth football team and scored in a match against Romania.
Managing career
He started his coaching career as manager of Pakhtakor
Sports school
A sports school (russian: Детско-Юношеская Спортивная Школа, ДЮСШ) is a type of educational institution for children that originated in the Soviet Union. Sports schools were the basis of the powerful system of ph ...
of youth players. He worked as trainer of
Pakhtakor in 1987. As the coach of the
Uzbekistan
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, he won the
Asian Games 1994 in
Japan
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.
Personal life
Berador is a grandfather of Alia Azamat Ashkenazi, American
Screenwriter
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...
and
Director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''Di ...
who co-wrote a soccer documentary "Misha"
Uzbekistan: The Koryo Saram’s tragic Soviet soccer superstar
Eurasinet - December 18, 2020 - by Chris Rickleton directed by Brian Song in which Berador was featured as one of the characters.
Honours
Club
;Pakhtakor
*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 ...
6th: 1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
Individual
* 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 ...
Topscorer: 1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
, 22 goals
* Soviet First League
The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...
Topscorer: 1972, 34 goals
* 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 ...
member: 221 goals
* Grigory Fedotov club
Grigory Fedotov Club (russian: Клуб Григо́рия Федо́това) is a non-official list of Soviet and Russian football players that have scored 100 or more goals during their professional career. This club is named after first Sovie ...
member: 106 goals
Manager
* Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
champion: 1994
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References
External links
Berador Abduraimov, Profile
at spartak.com,
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1943 births
Soviet men's footballers
Uzbekistani men's footballers
Soviet Union men's youth international footballers
Soviet football managers
Soviet Top League players
Soviet First League players
Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players
Pakhtakor Tashkent FK managers
FK Andijan managers
FK Dinamo Samarqand managers
Uzbekistani football managers
FC Spartak Moscow players
PFC CSKA Moscow players
Footballers from Tashkent
Living people
Men's association football forwards