On 12 September 1995 he scored against Liverpool in the UEFA Cup for Alania Vladikavkaz, one of 210 goals across a career that took him from Soviet football to Samara and back to Tashkent. Gold at the 1994 Asian Games, where Uzbekistan beat China 4-2 in the Hiroshima final and he was named Asia's best midfielder, heads a record of 67 caps and 31 goals, later followed by three Uzbek titles as Bunyodkor's coach. Career record: 67 caps and 31 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at FC Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FK Mash'al Mubarek.
| 1987–1987 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK |
| 1988–1988 | FC Dinamo Minsk |
| 1988–1991 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK |
| 1992–1992 | FC Alania Vladikavkaz |
| 1993–1993 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK |
| 1994–1996 | FC Alania Vladikavkaz |
| 1997–1998 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK |
| 1999–1999 | FC Alania Vladikavkaz |
| 2000–2001 | FC Krylia Sovetov Samara |
| 2001–2002 | Al-Shabab Football Club |
| 2002–2002 | Al Shabab Al Arabi Club |
| 2002–2002 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK |
| Uzbekistan | 67 caps, 31 goals |
Uzbekistan legends whose careers overlapped Qosimov's
One rank above: Odil Ahmedov at #3.
One rank below: Eldor Shomurodov at #5.
Uzbekistan's editorial top five: Server Djeparov · Maksim Shatskikh · Odil Ahmedov · Mirjalol Qosimov · Eldor Shomurodov.