Shamil Gasanovich Burziyev (russian: Шамиль Гасанович Бурзиев; 1 April 1985 – 5 December 2010) was a Russian professional

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Club career

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...

-born Burziyev played the majority of his career in the lower leagues of Russian football. With Anzhi he also featured in the

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and helped them to avoid relegation after reaching the 12th spot in the league in 2010. Burziyev died in a car accident. The 25-year-old had been returning to

Makhachkala Makhachkala ( rus, Махачкала, , məxətɕkɐˈla, links=yes),; av, Махӏачхъала, Maħaçqala; ce, ХӀинжа-ГӀала, Hinƶa-Ġala; az, Маһачгала, Mahaçqala; nog, Махачкала; lbe, Махачкъала; ...

when he lost control of his car, sending it off the road. The incident occurred on the

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main road. Burziyev and his friend were killed on the impact of the crash, while another person was in a critical condition in hospital.Погиб Шамиль Бурзиев
- Sport Express

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* 1985 births 2010 deaths People from Buynaksk Russian footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players PFC Dynamo Stavropol players FC Fakel Voronezh players Russian Premier League players Road incident deaths in Russia FC Dynamo Makhachkala players Sportspeople from Dagestan 20th-century Russian people 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1985-stub