Almaz Chokmorov (Russian: Алмаз Намырбекович Чокморов; born 18 January 1954) is an association football forward who played for Soviet club Alga Frunze throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Almaz Namirbekovich Chokmorov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyrgyzstan SSR | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Alga Frunze | 59 | (10) |
| 1974 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2 | (0) |
| 1974–1984 | Alga Frunze | (105) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in the Kyrgyzstan SSR, Chokmorov began playing professional football with Soviet First League side FC Alga Frunze where his older brother Mars, was a star player. Almaz spent four seasons in the Soviet First League with Alga, and had a brief spell in the Soviet Top League with Pakhtakor Tashkent. Chokmorov also played for the Soviet Union's national youth team.[1]
Chokmorov scored more than 100 Soviet league goals for Alga, and the Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic named the award for players with at least 100 goals in Kyrgyzstan League after him.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Футбол: Подлинный Алмаз "Алги"" (in Russian). Vecherniy Bishkek. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Голеодоры нашего футбола" (in Russian). Vecherniy Bishkek. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links
edit- Almaz Chokmorov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)