Mikhail Ivanovich An (russian: Михаил Иванович Ан; February 19, 1952 – August 11, 1979) was a
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
football player of
Korean ethnic origin. An was one of the
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
(The cotton grower) uz, Sherlar(The Lions) uz, Xalq jamoasi(People's team)
, founded =
, ground = Pakhtakor Central Stadium
, capacity = 35,000
, owner =
, chairman = Bobur Shodiev
, chrtitle = President
, manager ...
players killed in the
1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision.
In 2020, a documentary was made about him, "Misha" by Brian Song.
"Destiny Deferred: The Mikhail An Story (2018)"
at IMDb
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International career
An made his debut for USSR
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on September 6, 1978 in a friendly against Iran
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and also played in a UEFA Euro 1980
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qualifier against Greece
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.
External links
Profile on RussiaTeam.ru
Career Statistics on ''KLISF''
References
1952 births
1979 deaths
Men's association football midfielders
Soviet footballers
Uzbekistani footballers
Soviet Union men's international footballers
Soviet Top League players
Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players
Koryo-saram
Uzbekistani people of Korean descent
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the Soviet Union
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Ukraine
Soviet people of Korean descent
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