Igor Shkvyrin vs Timur Kapadze
Uzbekistan against Uzbekistan. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Timur Kapadze
Uzbekistan · 2002–25 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 81
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 119 · 10 goals
- Clubs
- Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, Incheon United, FC Aktobe
He won 119 caps for Uzbekistan between 2002 and 2015 and scored ten times, then stood on the touchline on 5 June 2025 as the head coach the night Uzbekistan finally qualified for a World Cup. As a player he won six consecutive Uzbek titles with Pakhtakor from 2002, three more with Bunyodkor, a Kazakh championship with Aktobe in 2013, and reached four Asian Cups, the best of them the fourth-place run in 2011. Career record: 119 caps and 10 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, Incheon United, FC Aktobe.
The verdict
The almanac puts Timur Kapadze ahead by 1 rating point, 81 against 80.
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