Yuri Ivanovich Tishkov (russian: Ю́рий Ива́нович Тишко́в ; 12 March 1971 – 11 January 2003) was a Russian professional

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er, sports agent and commentator who was murdered at age 31.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1988 for

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. He retired relatively young after he was unable to fully recover from a serious injury he suffered in a Russian Cup 1993–94 game against FC Viktor-Avangard Kolomna. The injury was inflicted by Sergei Bodak (Bodak was originally banned from football for life for that foul, but the ban was lifted after one year).

Death

Tishkov was stabbed to death on 11 January 2003, in Moscow, where his body was found outside his home. He was working as player agent at the time, and it was speculated that his murder was linked to a contract dispute with one of his clients. Despite widespread publicity and pleas for information, Tishkov's murder remains unsolved. Tishkov was buried at the Danilovsky Cemetery in Moscow.The grave of Yuri Tishkov at the Danilovsky cemetery (photo)
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Honours

* Soviet Top League bronze: 1988, 1991. * Russian Premier League runner-up: 1994. * Russian Premier League bronze: 1993, 1997. * Russian Cup winner: 1993, 1995. * Soviet Cup finalist: 1991. * Russian Cup finalist: 1997.

European club competitions

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with

: 5 games, 6 goals. *

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with FC Torpedo Moscow: 4 games, 1 goal. *

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with FC Torpedo Moscow: 2 games, 1 goal. *

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with FC Dynamo Moscow: 5 games. *

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with FC Dynamo Moscow: 3 games. *

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with FC Dynamo Moscow: 1 game.

References

1971 births 2003 deaths Footballers from Moscow Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Soviet Top League players Russian Premier League players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Rubin Kazan players Deaths by stabbing in Russia Male murder victims People murdered in Russia Russian murder victims Association football agents 2000s in Moscow Crime in Moscow 2003 murders in Russia Burials at Danilovsky Cemetery {{Russia-footy-forward-1970s-stub