Mirjalol Qosimov vs Timur Kapadze
Uzbekistan against Uzbekistan. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
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 Mirjalol Qosimov ahead by 3 rating points, 84 against 81.
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