33·Legends

Igor Shkvyrin vs Mirjalol Qosimov

Uzbekistan against Uzbekistan. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Igor Shkvyrin

Uzbekistan · 1994–2000 · ST

Almanac rating
80
Rank in Uzbekistan
#10 of 33
Caps
31 · 20 goals
Clubs
FK Yangiyer, Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, SKA Lviv

Eight goals in seven matches at the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, two against Saudi Arabia on 1 October and two against Malaysia two days later, made him both top scorer and best player of the tournament. Uzbekistan took the gold medal there, beating China 4-2 in the final; he scored 20 in 31 caps for his country and 121 for Pakhtakor, and won league titles in Malaysia in 1995, Uzbekistan in 1998 and India in 2000. Career record: 31 caps and 20 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at FK Yangiyer, Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, SKA Lviv.

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Mirjalol Qosimov

Uzbekistan · 1994–95 · CM

Almanac rating
84
Rank in Uzbekistan
#4 of 33
Caps
67 · 31 goals
Clubs
FC Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FK Mash'al Mubarek

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.

The verdict

The almanac puts Mirjalol Qosimov ahead by 4 rating points, 84 against 80.

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